PEMF Therapy to Treat Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Interstitial Cystitis, Chronic Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Pain Syndrome

In brief

The purpose of this study is to gather information from the investigation of a non-pharmacological (non-drug) treatment known as low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF). The study team will be distributing the PEMF therapy to female subjects with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) to measure its ability to decrease pelvic pain. The results, from multiple questionnaires and voiding diaries, will be compared when participants are enrolled for treatment, at 4 weeks after using PEMF therapy, and 12 weeks post-enrollment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04540887

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

10

Starts

2021-02-24

Expected to finish

2021-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-12-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female patients between 18 and 80 years old
• Participants must have already been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
• Subjects must have a bladder capacity greater than 400 cc
• Participants must have scored at least a 6 or higher on Numeric Rating Scale questionnaire
• Participants must not have any cognitive disabilities
• Participants must not have taken any narcotic medication for at least three months before being enrolled in this clinical trial

You may not qualify if…

• Participants must not have any history of bladder, uterine, ovarian, or vaginal cancer, urethral diverticulum, spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, radiation cystitis, cyclophosphamide treatment, or genital herpes
• Patients cannot have an implanted pace-maker or metal prosthesis
• Participants cannot have a urinary tract infection at the time of enrollment or be currently pregnant
• Patients must not have a body mass index greater than 40

Where it is running

• Wake Forest Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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