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Nearly half (47%) of patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit report having dyspnea. This respiratory distress, with a feeling of "thirst for air", often reaches unbearable limits and is a major factor in the deterioration of the quality of life and the prognosis of patients. Physiopathological mechanisms of dyspnea are beginning better understood and have analogies with those of pain. Like pain, dyspnea often persists despite appropriate treatment of the cause, because of perceptual dysfunction related to changes in cortical excitability and neuronal plasticity and requires specific treatments. Studies have shown that Transcranial Stimulation by low Current (tDCS) was able to modulate the perception of acute pain induced and chronic pain. The tDCS modulates the functioning of a whole set of brain structures including the anterior cingulate gyrus, the prefrontal cortex, the thalamus and the brain stem, some of which have an established role in the central integration of pain and dyspnea. The investigators have recently demonstrated that the application of tDCS on the primary cortical motor area reduces the excitability of the central neurological pathways dedicated to the respiratory muscles in healthy subjects. The investigators therefore hypothesize that tDCS could relieve dyspnea in intensive care. In this research project, the investigators propose to evaluate the efficiency of tDCS on dyspnea in patients admitted to intensive care unit, having sepsis and mechanically ventilated.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; dummy stimulation will be given. |
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| Anodal tDCS | Experimental | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; Current Transcranial Stimulation (intensity 2 mA) will be given in anodal polarity. |
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| Cathodal tDCS | Experimental | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; Current Transcranial Stimulation (intensity 2 mA) will be given in cathodal polarity. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Placebo | Device | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; placebo (dummy stimulation), according to the patient's randomization arm. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Differential of the Dyspnea | Assessing differential of the Dyspnea Multidimensional Profile (MPD-A1) Scale A1 (from 0 to 10): between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS. The scale name is " Multidimensional dyspnea profile". The A1 dimension will be used and measures affective dimensions unpleasantness and overall breathing discomfort. The minimum score is 0 ( neutral) and the maximum score is 10 (unbearable discomfort). | 30 min |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Differential of the QS | Assessing differentials of the QS of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile measured between before and after the tDCS (MPD-QS scales) between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS. | 30 min |
| Differential of the A2 dimension |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| mouth pressure | differences of mouth pressure between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS | 30 min |
| respiratory rate | differences of respiratory rate between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hôpital Raymond Poincaré | Garches | 92380 | France |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32671084 | Derived | Azabou E, Bao G, Heming N, Bounab R, Moine P, Chevallier S, Chevret S, Resche-Rigon M, Siami S, Sharshar T, Lofaso F, Annane D. Randomized Controlled Study Evaluating Efficiency of Low Intensity Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Dyspnea Relief in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients in ICU: The tDCS-DYSP-COVID Protocol. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Jun 26;7:372. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00372. eCollection 2020. |
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| Anodal | Device | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; intensity 2 mA, in anodal polarity, according to the patient's randomization arm. |
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| Cathodal | Device | A tDCS (Low Current Transcranial Stimulation) device with two electrodes: active and reference, will be used. The tDCS will be applied next to the cortical representation zone of the primary motor cortex and left pre-motor for 30 minutes; intensity 2 mA, in cathodal polarity, according to the patient's randomization arm. |
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Assessing differentials of the sale A2 of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile measured between before and after the tDCS (MPD-A2 scales) between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS. |
| 30 min |
| Differential of IC-RDOS | Differential of Diagnostic Accuracy of Respiratory Distress Observation Scales (IC-RDOS scale) between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS. Persichini, R., Gay, F., Schmidt, M., Mayaux, J., Demoule, A., Morélot-Panzini, C., & Similowski, T. (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of respiratory distress observation scales as surrogates of dyspnea self-report in intensive care unit patients. Anesthesiology: The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, 123(4), 830-837. | 30 min |
| Pre-inspiratory potentials (PIP) | Presence of possible PIP on Electroencephalography (EEG) | 1 day |
| Death | 28 days |
| Delirium | Cumulative incidence of delirium and its duration | 28 days |
| Mechanical ventilation | Cumulative incidence of mechanical ventilation | 28 days |
| ICU length of stay | 28 days |
| 30 min |
| tidal volume | differences of tidal volume between before (30 min before) and after (30 min after) the use of tDCS | 30 min |
| ID | Term |
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| D004417 | Dyspnea |
| ID | Term |
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| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
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| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |
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