Eficácia de técnicas de neuromodulação cerebral não invasivas (TMS e TDCS) no controlo da dor em doentes oncológicos: uma revisão sistemática
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2024-10-11
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A doença oncológica é considerada um problema de saúde pública com efeitos
colaterais a curto e longo-prazo. A dor emerge como um dos efeitos mais prevalentes
entre os doentes oncológicos, constituindo uma emergência médica que justifica
avaliação e tratamento imediatos. Contudo, a seleção de uma abordagem terapêutica
para gerir a dor mantém-se um desafio. Tem-se verificado um crescente interesse nas
técnicas de Neuromodulação como a Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana (TMS) e a
Estimulação Transcraniana por Corrente Continua (tDCS), que tem demonstrado
evidências de eficácia no tratamento da dor crónica em diversas patologias. O presente
estudo objetivou rever sistematicamente a evidência dos efeitos destas técnicas na
gestão da dor no contexto da doença oncológica.
A pesquisa foi conduzida com recurso às bases de dados Pubmed, Web of
Science, Scopus, Proquest e CENTRAL. Foram incluídos oito estudos randomizados
controlados (n=349 doentes). Os resultados sugeriram que a TMS e tDCS parecem
abordagens promissoras no alívio da dor em doentes oncológicos, com benefícios
observados a curto-prazo. Neste contexto, como perspetivas futuras, estudos
multicêntricos devem ser conduzidos, além de ser necessário explorar o efeito destas
técnicas emergentes, considerando períodos de follow-up mais prolongados, de modo
a avaliar a sua eficácia a longo prazo no contexto oncológico.
The oncology disease remains a public health problem with short and long term side effects. Pain emerges as one of the most prevalent effects among cancer patients, constituting a medical emergency that warrants immediate evaluation and treatment. However, the selection of the therapeutic approach remains a great challenge. Hence, there has been a growing interest in Neuromodulation techniques such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), which have demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of chronic pain in several pathologies. Thus, the present study aimed to systematically review the evidence on the effects of these techniques on pain management in the context of oncological disease. The search was conducted using the Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Proquest and CENTRAL databases. Eight randomized controlled trial studies were included, (n=349 patients). The results suggested that the use of TMS and tDCS may be promising for pain relief in cancer patients, with benefits observed in a short period. Therefore, as future perspectives, multicenter studies must be conducted, to explore the effect of these emerging techniques on these population, covering longer follow-up times, in order to evaluate long-term effectiveness.
The oncology disease remains a public health problem with short and long term side effects. Pain emerges as one of the most prevalent effects among cancer patients, constituting a medical emergency that warrants immediate evaluation and treatment. However, the selection of the therapeutic approach remains a great challenge. Hence, there has been a growing interest in Neuromodulation techniques such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), which have demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of chronic pain in several pathologies. Thus, the present study aimed to systematically review the evidence on the effects of these techniques on pain management in the context of oncological disease. The search was conducted using the Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Proquest and CENTRAL databases. Eight randomized controlled trial studies were included, (n=349 patients). The results suggested that the use of TMS and tDCS may be promising for pain relief in cancer patients, with benefits observed in a short period. Therefore, as future perspectives, multicenter studies must be conducted, to explore the effect of these emerging techniques on these population, covering longer follow-up times, in order to evaluate long-term effectiveness.
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Cancro, Dor, Neuromodulação, Estimulação transcraniana por corrente continua, Estimulação magnética transcraniana
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Peixoto, J. R. P. S. (2024). Eficácia de técnicas de neuromodulação cerebral não invasivas (TMS e TDCS) no controlo da dor em doentes oncológicos: uma revisão sistemática [Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, Universidade Portucalense]. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/5966
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203729943
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Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
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