Cancer pain (pancreas, lung cancer ...) R52.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patient with cancer pain, Matrixstimulation, 4 Hz, 5 Minutes, Stimulation twice a day (morning and evening) on three consecutive days (day 1-3).
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria was a minimum age of 18 years and a written consent after a detailed explanation of the investigation, Cancer pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were contraindications to the use of electrical stimulation such as the presence of cardiac pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices, severe cardiac arrhythmia, osteosyntheses, malignant tumors, neurological diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, pregnancy, breastfeeding women, haemophilia, skin or soft tissue disease or chronic pain syndromes such as migraine or back pain. Previous experience with electrical stimulation methods was also an exclusion criteria inorder to avoid an expectation bia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Leads the Matrixstimulation to a significant pain reduction compared to Baseline? Rating carried out in accordance of the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of on demand medication during follow-up (day 4-7). On demand opioid drug use will be converted into an oral morphine equivalent (OME) for ease of comparison (Baseline, Therapy, Follow-up). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMartin Mücke
Klinik und Poliklinik für PalliativmedizinUniversitätsklinikum Bonn
Outcome results
None listed