Trial of Scrambler Therapy or Sham Treatment for Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01896687
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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 study will evaluate Scrambler therapy and Sham treatment on levels of low back pain, pain sensitivity and mRNA expression of pain sensitivity candidate genes.
Study details
- Official title
- A Pilot Randomized Trial of Scrambler Therapy or Sham Treatment for Persistent Nonspecific Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Scrambler
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Start date
- 2013-03
- Primary completion
- 2013-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * be 18-50 years of age * diagnosed with persistent nonspecific LBP * comprehend English Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 or \>50 years of age * chronic pain at another site or associated with a painful condition * pregnant or within 3 months post-partum * implanted drug delivery system * heart stents or metal implants such as pacemakers, automatic defibrillator, aneurysm clips, vena cave slips, or skull plates * history of myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease within the past six months * history of epilepsy * skin conditions such as open sores that would prevent proper application of electrodes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01896687