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Electrical Stimulation Pain Therapy in Treating Chronic Pain and Numbness Caused By Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Virginia Commonwealth University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01196442
First received: September 3, 2010
Last updated: February 15, 2013
Last verified: February 2013
History of Changes
Results First Received: October 11, 2012  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Conditions: Cancer-related Problem/Condition
Neurotoxicity
Pain
Peripheral Neuropathy
Interventions: Other: electrical stimulation pain therapy
Other: questionnaire administration

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Recruitment Details
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Subjects were enrolled from 08/30/2010 through 06/11/2012 at a medical clinical

Pre-Assignment Details
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No pre-assignment criteria

Reporting Groups
  Description
MC5A Calmare Therapy

Patients undergo electric stimulation pain therapy comprising MC5-A Calmare therapy over 30 minutes once daily for 10 days.

electrical stimulation pain therapy : Electrical stimulation for 45 minutes on Day 1, then 30 minutes Days 2-10

questionnaire administration : Brief Pain Inventory at baseline, weekly, then monthly for 3 months

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    MC5A Calmare Therapy  
STARTED     39  
COMPLETED     39  
NOT COMPLETED     0  



  Baseline Characteristics
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Reporting Groups
  Description
MC5A Calmare Therapy

Patients undergo electric stimulation pain therapy comprising MC5-A Calmare therapy over 30 minutes once daily for 10 days.

electrical stimulation pain therapy : Electrical stimulation for 45 minutes on Day 1, then 30 minutes Days 2-10

questionnaire administration : Brief Pain Inventory at baseline, weekly, then monthly for 3 months

Baseline Measures
    MC5A Calmare Therapy  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  39  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		 
<=18 years     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     29  
>=65 years     10  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  59  ± 0.7  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		 
Female     23  
Male     16  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
 		 
United States     39  
Brief Pain Inventory Score [1]
[units: Score on a Scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  39  ± 0.6  
[1] 1 (none) to 5 (most intense pain imaginable



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1.  Primary:   Change in Pain Score From Day 1 to Day 10   [ Time Frame: From day 1 to day 10 ]
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2.  Secondary:   Use of Medications Including Morphine Oral Dose Equivalents, Anti-depressants, and Neuroleptics   [ Time Frame: From day 1 to day 30 ]
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3.  Secondary:   Effect of Electrical Stimulation Pain Therapy on Other Non-pain Symptoms   [ Time Frame: At days 1 and 10 and months 1, 2 and 3 ]
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Certain Agreements:  
All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.


Limitations and Caveats
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Dr. Craig W. Swainey
Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University
phone: 804-828-9723
e-mail: cswainey@mcvh-vcu.edu


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Responsible Party: Virginia Commonwealth University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01196442     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: MCC-13098, NCI-2010-01945
Study First Received: September 3, 2010
Results First Received: October 11, 2012
Last Updated: February 15, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board