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Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain

NCT01483885 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2011-12-02

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Summary

Physiotherapy offers a range of therapeutic modalities for pain management including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential current (IC) and Acupuncture. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effect of TENS, CI and Acupuncture in a cold-induced pain model.

Conditions

  • Cold Exposure

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

DEVICE

Interferential Current

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

PROCEDURE

Manual Acupuncture

Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal do Piauí

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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