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Scrambler Therapy in Treating Chronic Pain in Patients With Rash From Varicella Zoster Virus Infection

CompletedNot applicableNCT01347736
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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)

This pilot clinical trial studies how well scrambler therapy works treating chronic pain in patients with rash from varicella zoster virus infection. Scrambler therapy may help relieve pain from a rash caused by varicella zoster virus infection

Study details

Official title
Scrambler Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Zoster Pain
Conditions
  • Dermatologic Complications
  • Pain
  • Viral Infection
Interventions
Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Start date
2011-03
Primary completion
2012-11-07
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Pain of \>= 1 month (30 days) duration attributed to zoster, for which the patient wants intervention * Pain at least a four out of ten problem during the prior week, on a 0-10 scale where zero was no problem and ten was the worst possible problem * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) = 0, 1, or 2 * Life expectancy \>= 3 months (90 days) * Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance * Provide informed written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any of the following because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown * Pregnant women * Patients with implantable drug delivery systems, e.g. Medtronic Synchromed * Patients with heart stents or metal implants such as pacemakers, automatic defibrillators, aneurysm clips, vena cava clips and skull plates; (metal implants for orthopedic repair, e.g. pins, clips, plates, cages, joint replacements are allowed as are central venous access devices) * Patients with a history of myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease within the past six months * Patients with history of epilepsy, brain damage, use of anti-convulsants for seizure prevention, symptomatic brain metastases; Note: anti-convulsant use is allowed for neuropathy and heart failure (HF) if on a stable dose * Other identified causes of pain in the area that was affected by herpes zoster * Skin conditions such as open sores that would prevent proper application of the electrodes * Other medical or other condition(s) that in the opinion of the investigators might compromise the objectives of the study * Prior treatment with Calmare MC-5A therapy * Patient initiation of a new analgesic treatment within 7 days prior to initiation of protocol treatment

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01347736