# Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Reduction of Pain and Postoperative Opioids Consumption After Spine Surgery

> **NCT03278184** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Assiut University** · enrollment: 75 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** tDCS sham motor cortex
- **DEVICE:** active prefrontal cortex stimulation
- **DEVICE:** active motor cortex stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03278184
- **Lead sponsor:** Assiut University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-04-01
- **Final completion:** 2019-11-01
- **Target enrollment:** 75 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03278184

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03278184, "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Reduction of Pain and Postoperative Opioids Consumption After Spine Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03278184. Licensed CC0.

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