Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: null- with chronic back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pulsated electromagnetic field in the form of a gel mat: Gel mat will be kept under the back of a patient recruited for the study
Control Intervention1: Oral medical drugs: patients wil
anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, anti-depressant drugs etc
Sponsors
Applied to ICMR
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 chronic back pain patients with chronic back pain more than 12 weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients with metal implants 2 Patient having symptoms or signs that might suggest serious medical illness 3 Pregnancy or recent childbirth 4 Presence of any psychiatric disorder, which might affect the compliance, and/ or the assessment of symptoms.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| decrease of back pain NRS decrease in number/strength of medicines taken for chronic back pain Timepoint: at baseline after 2 weeks of treatment at week 3, week 6, week 9 , week 12 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to see if the decrease in chronic back pain is sustained over 6 months follow upTimepoint: after 2 weeks of treatment , every one month for 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jyotsna Punj
Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Critical Care, AIIMS, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed