Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Transauricular Electrical Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Temporal Summation of Pain in Patients With Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University Medicine Greifswald
Conditions:
Pain Intensity
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The effect of transauricular electrical vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) will be studied on temporal summation of heat pain (TSP) in 30 patients with chronic low-back pain and in 30 heathy volunteers. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with chronic low-back pain
- age 30-60 yrs old
- without heart disease
- low-back pain intensity at least 4 out of 10 points measured using NRS-10
- without cognitive deficits (Mini Mental State Shake \< 23)
Exclusion
- opioid medication
- more than 1 low-back surgery
- sensory of motor neurological deficits at the level of back pain
- spinal stenosis
- diabetic polyneuropathy
- skin pathology at the site (cymba conchae) of stimulation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 23 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04503889
Start Date
January 23 2019
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
August 7 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University Medicine of Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany, 17475