Study on Magnetic Field Therapy to Improve Chronic Lumbar Pain

Status unconfirmed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine if treatment with a flex pad impregnated with static/permanent magnets that can penetrate over 70 mm may improve the quality of chronic lumbar pain with reduction of pain scores. HYPOTHESIS: The researchers hypothesis that the application of a flex pad active magnetic therapy vs. sham if utilized daily during waking hours can reduce back pain and/or radicular pain. The null hypothesis is that treatment of subjects with chronic back pain with exposure to static/permanent magnetic fields have no measurable effect on chronic back pain scores and will be equal to the underlying placebo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00444990

Run by

Weintraub, Michael I., MD, FACP, FAAN

People needed

60

Starts

2007-02-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-09-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female or male subjects age 18-80.
• Capable of understanding and complying with study protocols.
• Chronic lumbar pain for at least six months

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to understand informed consent (mental retardation, psychosis, communicative impairment).
• Cardiac pacemaker or other mechanical internal devices.
• Tumor in the spine/history of malignancy or tumor.
• Pregnancy.
• Prior spine surgery.

Where it is running

• Michael I. Weintraub, MD — Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States (enrolling)

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