- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03797911
Efficacy of Resistive Capacitive Monopolar Radiofrequency in the Physiotherapeutic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: RCT
Efficacy of Resistive Capacitive Monopolar Radiofrequency in the Physiotherapeutic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Barcelona, Spain, 08004
- Andrea Carralero Martinez
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have an age equal to or greater than 18 years
- Having chronic pelvic pain of six or more months of evolution.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to grant informed consent.
- Have fibromyalgia.
- Present a pacemaker or other type of electronic implant.
- Suffer systemic diseases (infectious, vascular, endocrine, metabolic or neoplastic conditions).
- Previous treatment with chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy in the pelvic area.
- Suffering from neuromuscular diseases (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis or spinal muscular atrophy).
- Have myelopathy and osteomyelitis.
- Have neurological and / or metabolic pathology that alters the response capacity: diabetes, parkinson's disease, senile dementia ...
- Have an alteration of the central nervous system (traumatic or spinal vascular injury)
- Suffer oncological processes with sacral involvement.
- Have a severe mental disorder.
- Have vulvodynia
- Be pregnant.
- Have undergone surgery in the last 3 months in the pelvic area.
- Have hypersensitivity of the skin, hyposensitivity and / or rejection of manual contact.
- Inability to correctly complete the questionnaires or understand the study protocol.
- Having initiated other pelvic physiotherapy treatments during the study intervention.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: active resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency
Application of the technique in the intervention group (activated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency therapy): The intervention group will receive the treatment with activated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency system, with the resistive electrode at the minimum intensity, together with the techniques of conventional physiotherapy treatment (trigger point treatment and myofascial techniques according to the location of pain) and pain education. The patient will be stretched on the stretcher and the session will last 45 minutes, once a week, for 10 sessions. Ass baseline, after half therapy and after 10 weeks therapy. |
Activated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency is applied to the patient along with the conventional treatment of physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education.
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Placebo Comparator: Inactive resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency
Application of the technique in the control group (inactivated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency therapy): The control group will receive the treatment with inactivated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency system (placebo), with the resistive electrode at the minimum intensity, together with the techniques of conventional physiotherapy treatment (trigger point treatment and myofascial techniques according to the location of pain) and pain education. The patient will be stretched on the stretcher and the session will last 45 minutes, once a week, for 10 sessions. Ass baseline, after half therapy and after 10 weeks therapy. |
Disactivated resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency inactived is applied to the patient along with the conventional treatment of physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Efficacy of resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency in the modification of the perception of pain
Time Frame: baseline and 10 weeks
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The objective is to assess if there is a change in the perception of pain intensity according to VAS (Visual Analog Scale). Compare baseline and at the end of the intervention. The Visual Analog Scale is a validated questionnaire that scores between 0 and 10 the perception of pain that the patient has. In a line of 10 cm the patient will mark his intensity of the pain taking into account that 0 means "I have no pain" and 10 means "I have an unbearable pain". The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) suitably collects the pain intensity perceived by the patient and allows to assess the severity of the disease, as well as the improvement obtained with the treatment. |
baseline and 10 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Assess quality of life
Time Frame: baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Asess the perceived quality of life of patients in the study according to the SF-12 questionnaire. The Short-Form 12 Health Survey was designed in 1994 with the aim that, through the self-completion of a brief questionnaire, the perception of physical and mental quality of life could be objectified in a simpler way than the original questionnaire SF -36. This simple questionnaire of 12 items representing the 8 dimensions of health was originally developed in English. It is a questionnaire that has proven to be valid and reliable to be used in clinical practice as an instrument to assess the quality of life. The 8 dimensions are the physical function (2 items), physical role (2 items), body pain (1 item), general health (1 item), vitality (1 item), social function (1 item), emotional role (2) items) and mental health (2 items). The result is two variables (physical and mental) that value quality in these two aspects. |
baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Assess kinesiophobia
Time Frame: baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Asess the kinesiophobia suffered by patients in the study according to the TSK-11 (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia) questionnaire. The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11), validated in Spanish, adequately captures the patient's movement capacity taking into account the perceived pain intensity in 11 questions. It is a tool that allows assessing the severity of the disease, as well as the improvement that is obtained with the treatment. |
baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Assess catastrophism
Time Frame: baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Asess the catastrophism suffered by patients in the study according to the Catastrophism scale. The Catastrophism Scale, also validated in Spanish, allows us to assess the catastrophic intensity of the disease, a more psychological aspect, but also very relevant in this chronic and disabling pathology. It is a tool that allows assessing the severity of the disease, as well as the improvement that is obtained with the treatment. It is a questionnaire of 20 questions. |
baseline, 5 and 10 weeks
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Assess the degree of adherence to treatment
Time Frame: 10 weeks
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Assess the degree of adherence to treatment (%) of the patients who are in this study.
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10 weeks
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Assess number of participants with high adherence to treatment
Time Frame: 10 weeks
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Assess the number of patients (n) with high adherence who are in this study.
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10 weeks
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Assess number of participants with adverse effects
Time Frame: 10 weeks
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Evaluate and identify the number of participants (n) who have an adverse effect during the study intervention.
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10 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- RAP39426977
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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