Journal: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Article Title: The effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions for people with chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05318-5

Figure Lengend Snippet: Study and intervention characteristics

Article Snippet: Harvey et al. 2017 [ ] Canada, dates not stated Laboratory Parallel group feasibility RCT , Stable musculoskeletal pain and insomnia, age 60+ years 16 (8;8) Mean age 71 years 81% female , Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the primary motor cortex (2 mA, 20 min) 5 daily sessions of 20 min given in afternoon or evening Investigator No information on treatment fidelity Sham transcranial direct current stimulation applied over the primary motor cortex 5 daily sessions of 20 min given in afternoon or evening Investigator No information on treatment fidelity , , Baseline, day 12 (post-treatment), and day 19 (7 days post-treatment). PSQI. Pain and sleep log books completed each day at home, actigraph days 1–19 (only available for 4 participants). VAS pain. No HRQoL or psychological health. Adverse events not reported 13% lost to follow up Feasibility study, unclear risk of bias due to limited reporting 21/28 Study provides guidelines for future studies. Authors report no difference in sleep parameters between groups.

Techniques: Control, Biomarker Discovery, Activity Assay, Modification, Formulation, Functional Assay, Comparison, Gentle, Concentration Assay, Binding Assay