Banca de DEFESA: RICARDO VINICIUS SILVA DE SOUZA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RICARDO VINICIUS SILVA DE SOUZA
DATE: 28/02/2023
TIME: 17:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

Transcranial direct current stimulation on pain, disability and quality of life in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

KEY WORDS:

tDCS, chronic pain, analgesia, low back pain.

PAGES: 36
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Low back pain is the musculoskeletal disorder responsible for the highest rate of years lived with disability worldwide and is the most common form of chronic pain. Low back pain management comprises different intervention strategies, including transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which can produce beneficial effects in patients with musculoskeletal pain, such as, for example, improvement in clinical outcomes. This study aimed to verify the effects of tDCS on pain, disability and quality of life of individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (NCLP). This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. The sample consisted of 37 individuals of both sexes, aged between 18 and 60 years old with NELD. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups: Group 1 who received sham tDCS; Group 2 that received active tDCS. The intervention was performed twice a week for 5 weeks, totaling 10 sessions using the protocol (20 minutes, 2mA, in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Pain assessments were performed (VAS and algometry), disability (Disability Questionnaire). Roland-Morris Disability and Oswestry Disability Index) and quality of life (SF-36). The primary outcome (pain) was measured 1 week before baseline, after each session, and 1 week after completion of the 5-week intervention Secondary outcomes (disability and quality of life) were measured 1 week before the start of the study and 1 week after completion of the 5-week intervention. At the end of the study, it is expected that tDCS will be able to reduce pain, disability and improve the quality of life of individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo ao Programa - 4964489 - CLECIO GABRIEL DE SOUZA - nullExterno à Instituição - GLAUKO ANDRE DE FIGUEIREDO DANTAS - UFDPar
Presidente - 2566849 - WOUBER HÉRICKSON DE BRITO VIEIRA