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Trial to Test the Efficacy of Using Magnetic Fields to Stimulate the Back to Treat Chronic Lower Back Pain.

NCT07652944 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2026-06-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to see if a new way to treat back pain without the use of medications is effective. We plan use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a wand-like device, to excite the nerves of people with lower back pain to see if we can decrease pain and improve quality of life.

This study will have two groups and randomly assign participants to a group. One group will have their back nerves stimulated with the TMS device and the other group will not.

Participants will also need to do back exercises at home once a day, and complete questionnaires at each visit before and after each treatment. The total time commitment will be 5 to10 visits with one visit occurring each weekday and each visit lasting up to 30 minutes.

Conditions

  • Lower Back Pain Chronic

Interventions

DEVICE

peripheral magnetic stimulation

Our stimulation protocol is ssing approximately 0.3 tesla to 0.58 tesla of magnetic power using a variable stimulation frequency between 11ms and 14ms with center value of 13ms between pulses. This translates to estimated values of lower bounds of 71.43 Hz, central value of 83 Hz, and maximum value of 99 Hz .

BEHAVIORAL

Home exercise

All patients will receive a home exercise guide and recommended to perform the stated number of repetitions of those exercises. Exercises include Neutral Curl Up with Straight Leg, Plank on Elbow, and Bird Dog positions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Joe X. Zhang

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Joe Zhang, MD · United States Air Force

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2027-02-28
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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