Self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation for pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain in older adults. Previous studies indicated clinic-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was effective to reduce pain in various populations, but no published studies have reported the efficacy of home-based self-administered tDCS in older adults with knee OA using a randomized clinical study.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of tDCS on clinical pain intensity in adults with knee OA pain.

Methods

One hundred twenty participants aged 50-85 years with knee OA pain were randomly assigned to receive fifteen daily sessions of 2 mA tDCS for 20 min (n = 60) or sham tDCS (n = 60) over 3 weeks with remote supervision via telehealth. Clinical pain intens

SUBMITTER: Martorella G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387776 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature