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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Low Back Pain

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 60 YearsAllUniversity of Hartford
NCT05812885 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Low back pain is a significant public health problem, is very prevalent, and is often characterized by the persistence of symptoms. Unfortunately, substantial improvements in people with chronic low back pain are rare, causing most people to live with the pain. People with chronic low back pain may have an exaggerated pain response to nociceptive input into tissues that may also cause symptoms distant from the site of the primary symptoms. Historically, these symptoms were thought to be related to pathoanatomic changes to the muscles, ligaments, or joints. However, the severity of these structural changes weakly correlates with the clinical presentation and, in most cases, is not directly related to diagnostic image findings. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, in general, show signs of local/central sensitization. The central sensitization may appear to be directly correlated wi

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * people who have experienced back pain for at least 3 months * and have reported a minimal pain level of 3 on the 0-10 Pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) * age from 18-60 * TENS naive or have not used TENS for 5 years. * Both men and women may participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Serious spinal disorders, such as fractures, tumors, or inflammatory arthritis disease * nerve root disorders confirmed by neurological tests; * neurological diseases * severe cardiorespiratory disease * pregnancy * skin infection or lesions or change in sensation at the TENS application site * cancer * cardiac pacemaker * allergy to electrodes * use of opioids.
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What it tests

  • TENS
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Where

1 site
University of Hartford
West Hartford, United States
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