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TENS for Back Pain Emergency Department

NCT04227067 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-02-13

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Summary

In this study we will see if application of TENS for a period of 30 minutes in addition to ibuprofen reduces the pain of emergency department patients with back pain compared with ibuprofen and a sham TENS unit.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

TENS

An electrical impulse is delivered to the skin around the painful area using pads attached to an electric generator.

DEVICE

SHAM TENS

A TENS generator without batteries is used. The pads are attached to the generator and to the skin around the painful area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Adam Singer, MD · Stony Brook University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-20
Primary Completion
2024-02-12
Completion
2024-02-12
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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