๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
To determine the effectiveness of magnetic stimulation application on alleviating back pain and maintaining muscle mass in patients with end-stage renal disease.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adults aged 19 years or older
2. Patients diagnosed with end-stage renal failure and receiving dialysis treatment more than three times a week
3. Back pain intensity of 4 points or higher on the visual analogue scale (VAS)
4. Those with cognitive function that can clearly indicate NRS with a score of 23 points or higher, the criterion for determining cognitive impairment on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) \[14\]
5. Those who voluntarily decided to participate in this clinical trial after receiving a detailed explanation and fully understanding it and gave written consent to comply with the precautions
Exclusion Criteria:
1. If the pain is due to trauma
2. If it is difficult to participate in the study due to serious mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.) or psychological instability.
3. Patients with severe neurological illness (e.g. stroke, severe dementia, etc.).
4. Those with poor general condition due to unstable cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, or endocrine systems, or severe internal medical illness such as systemic infection
5. Patients participating in other therapeutic clinical trials or those who have participated in other therapeutic clinical trials within the past 30 days (observational studies are not relevant)
6. If there are contraindications to magnetic stimulation
* Patients with implanted medical devices (e.g. pacemakers)
* Metal objects are inserted into the skull
* A wound on the skin at the attachment site
* History of epilepsy
* Cervical pain or musculoskeletal disease
* Pregnant and lactating women