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E-STIM Trial: Comparing the Efficacy of the Empi Select TENS to a Control for the Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain

NCT00709748 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2008-07-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) delivered via the Empi Select TENS device provides relief of chronic lower back pain.

Conditions

  • Lower Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Empi Select TENS Device

The Empi Select TENS device delivers therapeutic electrical currents at various frequencies (intensities) and periods of time for the treatment of pain.

DEVICE

Placebo

Subjects in this study arm will receive control (not fully active) Empi Select TENS devices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alquest

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Empi, A DJO Company

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jim Pomonis, PhD · Empi, A DJO Company

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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