Efficacy of Pulse Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05581186
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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 investigation aims to investigate the effectiveness of Pulse Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) on neck pain, cervical range of motion, pressure pain threshold and quality of life in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain compared to cervical therapeutic exercises.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Pulse Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Cervical Disc Disease
- Interventions
- Other: Pulse electromagnetic field therapy
- Other: Sham pulse electromagnetic field therapy
- Other: Therapeutic Exercise
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
- Start date
- 2022-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-09-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Neck pain for at least 3 months in the 20-55 age range 2. Diagnosed with nonspecific chronic neck pain by examination, history and imaging methods Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Inflammatory rheumatologic diseases 3. Malignity 4. Having a cardiac pacemaker 5. Previous surgery related to the cervical spine 6. Having bleeding diathesis 7. Having a body implant with an electronic or battery system 8. Neck pain due to neurological and vascular diseases 9. Having neurological diseases 10. Having received physical therapy and rehabilitation for the cervical area in the last 6 months 11. Acute infections
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05581186