Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Physiotherapy offers a range of therapeutic modalities for pain management including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential current (IC) and Acupuncture. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effect of TENS, CI and Acupuncture in a cold-induced pain model.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Jul 2011
Shorter than P25 for phase_1
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 23, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 2, 2011
CompletedDecember 2, 2011
November 1, 2011
1 month
November 23, 2011
November 29, 2011
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Cold Pain threshold
Cold pain threshold is recorded as the time from immersing the hand in the cold water to pain using a digital timer.
24 hours
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Pain Tolerance threshold
24 hours
Study Arms (7)
TENS 4Hz
EXPERIMENTALInterferential Current 4Hz
EXPERIMENTALTENS
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterferential Current
PLACEBO COMPARATORManual Acupuncture
EXPERIMENTALTENS 100 Hz
EXPERIMENTALInterferential Current 100Hz
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)
Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy subjects
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with no history of any kind of disease
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Fuad Ahmad Hazime
Parnaíba, Piauí, 64202-020, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor at School of Physiotherapy
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 23, 2011
First Posted
December 2, 2011
Study Start
July 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2011
Study Completion
October 1, 2011
Last Updated
December 2, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-11