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- Clinical Trial NCT04494698
Impact of DuoTherm on Opioid Use and Chronic Low Back Pain
February 5, 2024 updated by: Amy Lynn Baxter, MMJ Labs LLC
Addressing Opioid Use Disorder With an External Multimodal Neuromodulation Device: Clinical Evaluation of DuoTherm for Opioid-Sparing in Chronic Low Back Pain
Evaluate opioid use and pain change in chronic Low Back Pain with DuoTherm Compared to Active Control
Study Overview
Status
Active, not recruiting
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
100 patients with chronic low back pain presenting for chiropractic and rehabilitation care will be stratified by gender and randomized to one of two conditions: a pain relief belt device incorporating multiple speeds of vibration and optional heat, cold, and pressure delivered through a sculpted metal plate; or an 8 channel TENS unit.
Patients will be prompted by a Qualtrics text link to a secure data recording site collecting pain and medication use.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
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 Contact
- Name: Amy Baxter, MD
- Phone Number: 8778052899
- Email: abaxter@mmjlabs.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Jena Slaski
- Phone Number: 301-577-1115
- Email: landoverclinic@ssrehab.com
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Landover, Maryland, United States, 20785
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinics
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Virginia
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Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22030
- Sport and Spine Rehab Clinic
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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 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with chronic low back pain by clinician
- Pain duration >3 months with or without opioid prescription for this exacerbation
- Self-report NRS measures >4
- Capacity to understand all relevant risks and potential benefits of the study (informed consent)
- Willingness to communicate information on prescription pill # and dose, or dose and pill type if medication is prescribed by someone else.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pacemaker
- Radicular pain likely reflecting a surgical or mechanical problem
- BMI greater than 30 (device won't fit)
- Sensitivity to cold or vibration (e.g Raynaud's or Sickle Cell Disease)
- Diabetic neuropathy rendering a patient unable to determine if the device is too hot
- New neurologic deficits
- Skin lesions over the low back area
- Contraindication to any medication for pain management that would impact analgesic use record
- Inability to apply DuoTherm or Sham Device
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: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: DuoTherm VibraCool Back Device
A low back pain relief device incorporating multiple speeds and patterns of vibration and optional heat, cold, or pressure delivered through a sculpted metal plate attached with a belt and controlled by buttons on the belt.
Patients will be instructed to use the device twice daily for 20 minutes.
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Active New multimodal pain device
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Multimodal TENS Unit
LG SMART TENS stimulator is a portable electrotherapy device featuring transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapeutic device, which is used for pain relief.
The stimulator sends a gentle electrical current to underlying nerves and muscle groups via electrodes applied on the skin.
The parameters of the device are controlled by buttons on a controller with an adjustable intensity level.
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LG Smart TENS unit
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Total Opioid use in morphine equivalent doses
Time Frame: 6 months
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Daily diary of analgesic use and dose
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6 months
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Change in opioid use in morphine equivalent doses
Time Frame: Difference between first 2 weeks and last 2 weeks over 6 month period
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Daily diary of analgesic use and dose
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Difference between first 2 weeks and last 2 weeks over 6 month period
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in current weekly pain from initial to final
Time Frame: Weekly for 3 weeks, then monthly at 1,3, and 6 months
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Self-rated current pain on Numeric Rating Scale with 0 no pain and 11 maximum pain
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Weekly for 3 weeks, then monthly at 1,3, and 6 months
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Change in 24 hour average pain weekly from initial to final
Time Frame: Weekly for 3 weeks, then monthly at 1,3, and 6 months
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Self-rated pain over past 24 hours on Numeric Rating Scale with 0 no pain and 11 maximum pain
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Weekly for 3 weeks, then monthly at 1,3, and 6 months
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Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain measures from initial to completion of study
Time Frame: Initial, 1 month, 3 months, completed at the end of 6 months
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Response formats for all scales are a 5-point ordinal rating scale of "Not at all," "A little bit," "Somewhat," "Quite a bit," and "Very much," where lower scores are better and higher scores indicate worse pain.
The outcomes being addressed are Change in Monthly Pain Interference (8 questions, yielding possible scores of 8 (low) to 40 (highest), Pain Intensity (2 questions, yielding possible scores of 2(low) and 10 (highest), and Depression scores (4 questions, yielding possible scores of 4(low) and 20 (most depressed).
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Initial, 1 month, 3 months, completed at the end of 6 months
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Duotherm use
Time Frame: 6 months
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Daily diary of study device or TENS unit
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Amy Baxter, MD, Pain Care Labs (a dba of MMJ Labs)
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Farrar JT, Young JP Jr, LaMoreaux L, Werth JL, Poole MR. Clinical importance of changes in chronic pain intensity measured on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale. Pain. 2001 Nov;94(2):149-158. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00349-9.
- Furlan AD, Giraldo M, Baskwill A, Irvin E, Imamura M. Massage for low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 1;2015(9):CD001929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001929.pub3.
- Cohen SP, Bhaskar A, Bhatia A, Buvanendran A, Deer T, Garg S, Hooten WM, Hurley RW, Kennedy DJ, McLean BC, Moon JY, Narouze S, Pangarkar S, Provenzano DA, Rauck R, Sitzman BT, Smuck M, van Zundert J, Vorenkamp K, Wallace MS, Zhao Z. Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Jun;45(6):424-467. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2019-101243. Epub 2020 Apr 3.
- Stumbo SP, Yarborough BJ, McCarty D, Weisner C, Green CA. Patient-reported pathways to opioid use disorders and pain-related barriers to treatment engagement. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017 Feb;73:47-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.11.003. Epub 2016 Nov 15.
- Darnall BD, Colloca L. Optimizing Placebo and Minimizing Nocebo to Reduce Pain, Catastrophizing, and Opioid Use: A Review of the Science and an Evidence-Informed Clinical Toolkit. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2018;139:129-157. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.022. Epub 2018 Aug 6.
- Davis CS, Lieberman AJ, Hernandez-Delgado H, Suba C. Laws limiting the prescribing or dispensing of opioids for acute pain in the United States: A national systematic legal review. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Jan 1;194:166-172. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.09.022. Epub 2018 Nov 3.
- Deyo RA, Dworkin SF, Amtmann D, Andersson G, Borenstein D, Carragee E, Carrino J, Chou R, Cook K, Delitto A, Goertz C, Khalsa P, Loeser J, Mackey S, Panagis J, Rainville J, Tosteson T, Turk D, Von Korff M, Weiner DK. Report of the NIH Task Force on research standards for chronic low back pain. Phys Ther. 2015 Feb;95(2):e1-e18. doi: 10.2522/ptj.2015.95.2.e1.
- Maddalozzo GF, Kuo B, Maddalozzo WA, Maddalozzo CD, Galver JW. Comparison of 2 Multimodal Interventions With and Without Whole Body Vibration Therapy Plus Traction on Pain and Disability in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain. J Chiropr Med. 2016 Dec;15(4):243-251. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2016.07.001. Epub 2016 Aug 25.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
June 23, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 29, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
July 29, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
July 28, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 28, 2020
First Posted (Actual)
July 31, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
February 7, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 5, 2024
Last Verified
February 1, 2024
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- DuoThermChronic
- 4R44DA049631 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
YES
IPD Plan Description
Individual participant data that underlie the clinical results reported in any publications, after deidentification, will be available for a period of 36 months after publication to achieve approved aims of any researcher who provides a methodologically sound proposal.
Proposals should be directed to info@mmjlabs.com.
To gain acccess, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
up to 36 months after publication of results
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
researchers providing approved methodologically sound proposals or requests
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
- CSR
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
Yes
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
Yes
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