Study on Magnetic Field Therapy to Improve Quality of Sleep and Reduction of Chronic Spine Pain

Unknown statusPhase 4NCT00445133

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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

HYPTHOTHESIS: The researchers hypothesize that application of active magnetic therapy vs. sham utilized while individuals sleep can reduce neuropathic pain in the spine and improve the quality of sleep. The null hypothesis is that treatment of subjects with spine pain with exposure to permanent/static magnetic fields has no measurable effect on neuropathic pain scores or quality of sleep scores.

Study details

Official title: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study on Magnetic Field Therapy to Improve Quality of Sleep and Reduction of Chronic Spine Pain (Sleep/Mag)
Conditions: Back Pain
Neck Pain
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Interventions: Device: Magnetic Sleep Pad
Sponsor: Weintraub, Michael I., MD, FACP, FAAN
Start date: 2007-02
Sex: All
Age range: from 18 Years to 85 Years
Results posted: No results posted in this snapshot
Countries: United States
Total sites listed: 1

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female or male subjects age 18-80. * Capable of understanding and complying with study protocols. * Chronic cervical, thoracic or lumbar pain for at least six months. * Sleep difficulties and/or insomnia Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to understand informed consent (mental retardation, psychosis, communicative impairment). * Cardiac pacemaker or other mechanical internal devices. * Tumor in the spine/history of malignancy. * Pregnancy. * Prior spine surgery

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00445133