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- Clinical Trial NCT02151565
High-tone External Muscle Stimulation for Pain Reduction (HTEMS)
October 14, 2020 updated by: Stephan Martin, West German Center of Diabetes and Health
High-tone External Muscle Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Sciatica is a common pain problem that affects not only the patient but also constitutes a socioeconomic burden and thus affects the whole society.
So far, current pharmacologic therapies are inadequate for many patients.
Therefore, we evaluated application of high-tone external muscle stimulation (HTEMS) compared to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on radicular pain associated with sciatica.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Hospital patients (n=100) with chronic sciatica and stable oral analgesic regimen were included into this randomized controlled cross-over trial.
Each intervention was administered for a period of 45 min 5 times within 10 days, with a 3-day wash-out period before cross-over.
Health impairments had been assessed using the visual analog scales (VAS) for radicular pain before and after intervention and differences in radicular pain between groups were analysed with the Mann-Whitney test.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
100
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Düsseldorf, Germany, 40477
- St. Vinzenz Krankenhaus
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Düsseldorf, Germany, 40591
- Düsseldorf Catholic Hospital Group
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 99 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- sciatica due to degenerative spine disorders
- stable oral analgesic regimen
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of drug or alcohol abuse
- cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
- pregnancy
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: HTEMS
High-tone external muscle stimulation 5 times within 10 days
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Other Names:
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Active Comparator: TENS
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation 5 times within 10 days
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Back pain
Time Frame: 10 days
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Back pain measured by an 11-point visual analogue scale (VAS) with 0 = none and 10 = worst pain imaginable
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10 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
November 1, 2012
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2013
Study Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2013
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
May 28, 2014
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 28, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
May 30, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
October 19, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 14, 2020
Last Verified
October 1, 2020
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- HTEMS
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