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- Clinical Trial NCT05540002
Efficacy of the Quell Wearable Device for Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
November 10, 2022 updated by: Robert N. Jamison, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Efficacy of the Quell Wearable Device for Treatment of Central Sensitization-related Pain Among Persons With Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
This study will examine the pain-relieving effects of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator device called a Quell for persons with multiple chronic overlapping pain conditions.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This study will examine the pain-relieving effects of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator device called a Quell for persons with multiple chronic overlapping pain conditions.
Participants will attend two quantitative sensory testing visits in order to determine their level of pain sensitivity, one at the beginning of the study and the second at the 3-month Follow-up session.
Participants will be asked to test out the Quell device to check for sensation tolerance, and will then be randomized into one of the two treatment groups: the High Intensity Quell group or the Low Intensity Quell group.
Participants will be asked to wear the device for at least 3 hours every day and to complete daily assessments, along with a total of three sets of questionnaires: one at the start of the study, the second 6 weeks from the date of consent, and the third 3 months after the date of consent.
A member of the research staff will call participants once a week for a brief phone interview throughout the study.
Participants will be in this study for 3 months.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
115
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: Robert N. Jamison, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: 617-732-9046
- Email: rjamison@bwh.harvard.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Carlicia D. Nelson, BA
- Phone Number: 617-732-9718
- Email: cnelson18@bwh.harvard.edu
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 02467
- Recruiting
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Pain Management Center
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Contact:
- Robert N. Jamison, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: 617-732-9046
- Email: rjamison@bwh.harvard.edu
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Contact:
- Carlicia D. Nelson, BA
- Phone Number: 617-732-9718
- Email: cnelson18@bwh.harvard.edu
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Principal Investigator:
- Robert N. Jamison, Ph.D.
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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
19 years to 97 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 21 and older
- Pain duration > 3 months
- Diagnosed by physician with multiple chronic pain conditions
- Have chronic pain related to multiple chronic pain diagnoses (headaches, joint pain, back pain, or any of the other COPCs)
- Average 4 or greater on pain intensity scale of 0 to 10
- Pain is not accounted for by any other progressive disease (e.g., cancer, MS)
- Meets sensory hypersensitivity cutoffs based on QST-assessed evidence
- Own a smartphone (iPhone or Android device) and can download the pain app (MasterMyPain) and the Quell Relief mobile app onto their device
- Able to speak and understand English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of cancer or any other malignant disease
- Acute osteomyelitis or acute bone disease
- Present of past DSM-V diagnosis of schizophrenia, delusional disorder, psychotic disorder, or dissociative disorder that would be judged to interfere with study participation
- Pregnancy
- Any clinically unstable systemic illness judged to interfere with treatment
- A pain condition requiring urgent surgery
- An active substance use disorder, such as cocaine or IV heroin use that would interfere with study participation
- Have an implanted cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted device.
- Reynaud's syndrome
- Open cuts/sores
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: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: High Intensity Stimulation
Patients will be randomly assigned to the High Intensity Quell group and will receive higher intensity stimulation every day for 12 weeks.
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Participants will receive 1 hour of continuous stimulation during each therapy session.
Subjects are asked to complete a minimum of 3 sessions per day.
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Sham Comparator: Low Intensity Stimulation
Patients will be randomly assigned to the Low intensity Quell group and will receive lower intensity stimulation every day for 12 weeks.
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Participants will receive only three 2-minute periods of stimulation (at 0, 28, 58 minutes) during each 60-minute therapeutic session.
Subjects are asked to complete a minimum of 3 sessions per day.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The Brief Pain Inventory Interference Scale (BPI)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures and validates measures of pain intensity on a scale of 0-10 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures thoughts and feelings when patient is experiencing pain on a 13-item scale ranging from 0-52 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome and higher catastrophizing
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Pain Disability Index (PDI)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Rating scales designed to measure levels of pain disability, or the degree to which pain is preventing a patient from doing what they normally would be doing, or doing it as well as they normally would on a 7-item scale of 0-10 ranging from 0-70 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures mood on a 14-item scale ranging from 0 to 42 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Pain Detect Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (painDETECT)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures the presence of neuropathic pain on a scale ranging from -1 to 38 on ratings of 'never to very strongly' with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQR)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures pain symptoms and function on a scale of 0-10 with scores ranging from 0 to-50 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Measures the subject's overall belief about the efficacy of treatment on a 7-point categorical verbal rating scale.
The scale ranges from (1) "no change or condition has gotten worse" to (7) "a great deal better and a considerable improvement that has made all the difference.
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Healthcare Utilization
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Monthly clinic and ED visits
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Satisfaction and Qualitative Questions
Time Frame: 3-month Follow-up
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Overall satisfaction questions developed for this study, specifically related to use of a pain management device
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3-month Follow-up
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Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Set of psychophysical methods used to quantify somatosensory function
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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The Brief Pain Inventory Pain Intensity Scale (BPI)
Time Frame: Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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Worst, least, average and now pain on a scale of 0-10 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Changes from Baseline to 3-month Follow-Up
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MasterMyPain App
Time Frame: Daily ratings over 3-months
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Daily ratings of pain related factors on smartphone pain app on a scale of 0-10 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome
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Daily ratings over 3-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: Robert N. Jamison, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications and helpful links
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Helpful Links
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
October 14, 2022
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
October 1, 2023
Study Completion (Anticipated)
October 1, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 12, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 12, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
September 14, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 15, 2022
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 10, 2022
Last Verified
November 1, 2022
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2022P002083
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
No
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
Yes
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