Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pain, Fatigue, and Health Quality of Life of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Crossover Clinical Trial

Table 5

Data regarding the perception and severity of fatigue before and after the intervention.

	tDCS ()			Sham ()
	Pre	Post	ES	Pre	Post	ES
FSS (1-63)			-0.61			-0.11	0.361	0.041	0.014
VASf (0-10)	5.0 (2.0-8.2)	2.5 (0.0-5.0)	-0.53	5.0 (2.0-8.0)	3.0 (1.5-5.0)	-0.36	0.221	0.141	0.023

Data are presented as deviation, or median (25^th-75^th). VASf: visual analog fatigue scale; FFS: Fatigue Severity Scale; tDCS: transcranial direct current stimulation; ES: effect size.