Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain

Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain.

Physiotherapy offers a range of therapeutic modalities for pain management including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential current (IC) and Acupuncture. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effect of TENS, CI and Acupuncture in a cold-induced pain model.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cold Exposure
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Device: Interferential Current; Procedure: Manual Acupuncture

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 82
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Piauí
    • Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, 64202-020
      • Fuad Ahmad Hazime

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 40 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with no history of any kind of disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

7

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: TENS 4Hz	Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
EXPERIMENTAL: Interferential Current 4Hz	Device: Interferential Current; Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: TENS	Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Interferential Current	Device: Interferential Current; Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
EXPERIMENTAL: Manual Acupuncture	Procedure: Manual Acupuncture; Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.
EXPERIMENTAL: TENS 100 Hz	Device: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
EXPERIMENTAL: Interferential Current 100Hz	Device: Interferential Current; Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Cold Pain threshold	Cold pain threshold is recorded as the time from immersing the hand in the cold water to pain using a digital timer.	24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain Tolerance threshold	Cold Tolerance threshodl is recorded as the time from immersing the hand in the cold water to maximal pain tolerance using a digital timer.	24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Piauí

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): August 1, 2011
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 23, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2011
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): December 2, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): December 2, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2011
• Last Verified: November 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 0208.0.045.000-11