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

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University Medicine of Greifswald

Greifswald, Germany, 17475