The Effects of High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Balance Control in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Launched by THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY · Nov 22, 2024

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Aged 60-85 years;
• • With non-specific chronic low back pain that has no definitive diagnosis but lasted for at least 3 months, typically occurs in the area between the lower rib margins and the buttock creases;
• • With an average pain intensity over the last week to be ≥ 3 on an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS) anchored with "no pain" at zero and "worst pain imaginable" at 10;
• • Have normal cognitive function (Hong Kong Montreal Cognitive Assessment ≥ 22);
• • Who agree to sign an informed consent form.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Inability to ambulate without assistance from another person or tools (e.g., canes or walkers);
• • Having specific causes of low back pain (e.g., spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, recent vertebral fracture, spinal infection);
• • Having other acute or overt musculoskeletal conditions in other parts of the body (e.g., fractures, severe pain, multiple joint pain (e.g., knee pain));
• • History of lumbar or lower extremity surgery;
• • Receiving LBP treatment within the past one month or at present;
• • Have never received non-invasive brain stimulation (e.g., transcranial direct current stimulation, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, and transcranial alternating current stimulation) before.