Effect of Celliant Materials on Pain and Blood Oxygenation in Subjects With Chronic Elbow and Wrist Pain

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Chronic Wrist Pain, Chronic Elbow Pain

In brief

The purpose of this research is to determine whether a new type of fabric, Celliant, can reduce elbow and wrist pain associated with chronic medical conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome, arthritis or tennis elbow and whether it can increase blood flow and oxygenation levels in the arms and hands after wearing the material.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00688220

Run by

Southern California Institute for Research and Education

People needed

0

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic pain for a minimum of 6 months
• A score of equal to or greater than 3 on question III of McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire

You may not qualify if…

• Open wounds on the involved limb
• Threatened limb loss from ischemia
• Changes in pain or inflammatory medication within the last 30 days
• Psychiatric or other conditions that would affect compliance
• Inability to comply with use of the study articles or to fill out questionnaires

Where it is running

• VA Long Beach Healthcare System — Long Beach, California, United States

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