Treatment of Back Pain Using Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation (TCMS)

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Lower Back Pain

In brief

This is a single-site, randomized, Single-blinded, placebo-controlled, trial of Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation (TCMS) for the treatment of lower back pain. TCMS will be applied locally to the back in the location of a patient's pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02421757

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

20

Starts

2016-08-22

Expected to finish

2017-06-22

Last updated by the study team

2021-11-23

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult, age >18 years of age
• Prescription pharmacologic treatment is insufficient for treatment of pain
• Pain duration of ≥ 6 months
• Pain limits physical activity
• Pain occurs daily
• Chronic low back pain, with or without leg pain, associated with MRI or other imaging study consistent with lumbo-sacral spine disease with or without nerve compression
• Pain intensity ≥ 5 at the time of enrollment a a self-reported pain score of ≥ 4 over the 7 preceding days.

You may not qualify if…

• Life expectancy ≤ 6 months for any reason
• Oral opiate dosing or type of opioid that has changed in past 12 months
• Received intraspinal (e.g., epidural, intrathecal) medication in the past 6 months
• Use of intravenous pain medication in the past 6 months
• Active use of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) [within 30 days]
• History of seizures
• History of implanted medical device, cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator, or other implant (Cochlear etc)
• History of cardiac dysrhythmias
• Member of vulnerable population
• Current or potential legal action of disability claim related to back pain
• Body Mass Index (BMI) >35
• Another pain condition that might confound results, including back pain above the waistline
• Women of child-bearing potential
• Inability to undergo study assessments or complete questionnaires independently
• Metal objects in the body (i.e. Aneurysm clip, bullet fragment)
• Active psychological co-morbidites (i.e. uncontrolled schizophrenia)

Where it is running

• La Toya Stubbs — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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