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THE EFFECT OF tDCS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS | Clinical Trials | Clareo Health

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THE EFFECT OF tDCS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

THE EFFECT OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (tDCS) IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

NCT02161302•Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Eligibility

Age

18 - 55 years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria

•age \> 18 years old, non-menopausal, with the diagnosis of endometriosis by videolaparoscopy and biopsy, able to understand and write the Portuguese language, in treatment with isolated progestin for at least one month, who have the worst daily pain in the analogue visual scale \> 4 cm on most of the days in the last month

Exclusion Criteria

•left-handed women, endometriosis implantation in intestine, bladder or urether (surgical treatment indication), history of intense or frequent headache, chronic dermatologic disease, previous adverse effects to treatment with tDCS, seizures, severe cranial trauma with alteration of the cranial anatomy, metallic intracranial implants or pacemaker, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, non-compensated psychiatric disease, non-collaborative patients, history of neurologic, oncologic disease, heart, renal or hepatic failure.

Locations (1)

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Key Dates

Start Date

June 1, 2014

Primary Completion Date

May 1, 2015

Completion Date

May 1, 2016

Last Updated

January 15, 2026

Enrollment

ACTUAL participants

Conditions

Chronic PainEndometriosis

Interventions

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

DEVICE

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ClinicalTrials.gov last update: January 15, 2026Data synced to Clareo: March 29, 2026

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THE EFFECT OF tDCS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

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