Open AccessTranscranial direct current stimulation improves quality of life and physical fitness in diabetic polyneuropathy: a pilot double blind randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Galeno Jahnssen Bezerra de Menezes Ferreira,
Edson Silva-Filho,
António de Oliveira,
Clemilda de Lucena,
Johnnatas Mikael Lopes,
Rodrigo Pegado
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-020-00513-4
Subject(s) - transcranial direct current stimulation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , stimulation , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , polyneuropathy , physical therapy , diabetes mellitus , current (fluid) , engineering , endocrinology , nursing , electrical engineering
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which presents a big prevalence in the world and several patients with this condition fail to respond to the available treatments. There is a huge unmet clinical need for the development of new therapeutic approaches for this condition. This study aims to evaluate the effects of anodal tDCS on Quality of Life and physical fitness in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.