Study: Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

This study will investigate the effects of 10-day brain stimulation on pain symptoms.

This study will look at how the brain reacts to stimulation after 10 days of intervention, exploring a new potential treatment option to manage painful diabetic neuropathy. This study is among the first of its kind to study how brain stimulation can be used to help manage pain.

Your participation can help further study the effect of stimulation on the brain and to explore it as a potential treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy. Participation involves:
1. Questionnaires, Nerve Assessments, and Saliva Sample
2. 10 sessions of Brain Stimulations (30 minutes each)
3. Questionnaires and Nerve Assessments
4. Wait Two (2) Months
5. Repeat Steps 1-3! (No Saliva Sample)

To be eligible, you must be:
- 20 to 80 years of age
- Diagnosed with diabethic neuropathy
- Experiencing any of these symptoms over the past three (3) months in feet and/or hands: burning pain, persistent pain and/or painful sensation from touch

Time commitment is a total of 24 visits to McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, over the course of three (3) months that include: 
- 20 sessions of brain stimulation (30 minutes each)
- 4 assessments (2 hours each)

Compensation includes parking pass and/or equivalent amount for transportation for each visit.

If interested, please contact Jiyeon Park, MSc Candidate, McMaster Kinesiology, at parkj103@mcmaster.ca.  For more details, visit macneurolab.com/pdn-study/

This study has been approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (HiREB) Under Project #16481.