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TENS for Back Pain

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Led By Adam Singer, MD

Research Sponsored by Stony Brook University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 30 minutes after application of the tens unit

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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effects of adding TENS to ibuprofen for pain relief in patients with back pain coming to the emergency department.

Eligible Conditions

Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 30 minutes after application of tens unit

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~30 minutes after application of tens unit

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 minutes after application of tens unit for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Pain severity

Secondary outcome measures

Use of rescue medications

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: TENSActive Control1 Intervention

A TENS device consists of an electric pulse generator and pads that are attached to the skin on around the area of maximal pain. We will use the conventional mode, which provides nerve stimulation with a pulse width of 60 microseconds and a pulse rate of 60 pulses per second. The channel intensity will be gradually increased until the intensity is noticeable but not painful.

Group II: SHAM TENSPlacebo Group1 Intervention

In the SHAM TENS group the TENS pads will be attached to the pulse generator and the patients skin around the painful area. The investigator will turn the knobs on but the batteries will be removed from the device.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stony Brook UniversityLead Sponsor

213 Previous Clinical Trials

39,447 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Back Pain

124 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain

Adam Singer, MDPrincipal Investigator - Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Medical Center

Ben Gurion University Of The Negev (Medical School)

University Hosp-Suny Stony Brook (Residency)

1 Previous Clinical Trials

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this research endeavor still recruiting participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is still recruiting participants after being initially posted on January 20th 2020 and last edited on May 3rd 2022."

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What is the upper-limit to patient participation in this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is recruiting participants as of now; it was initially posted on 20th January 2020 and lastly revised on 3rd May 2022. The goal is to enroll 80 individuals from a solitary medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

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TENS for Back Pain Emergency Department

Adam Singer 2020. "TENS for Back Pain Emergency Department". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04227067.