Effectiveness of of Therapeutic Currents in Clinical Dimension and Penetration Depth Dimension in Lower Back

Effectiveness of Different Types of Therapeutic Currents in Clinical Dimension and Penetration Depth Dimension in Lower Back

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02384785

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-10

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2017-12-31

Last updated

2017-04-28

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Conditions

Pain

Brief summary

Electrical stimulation therapy for pain reduction was performed already 2000 years ago. In recent years many studies had proved the effectiveness of electrical stimulation in pain management, tissue healing and muscle strengthening. Today there are devices with many types of currents. Each current comes with different statements for its effectiveness and its penetration depth yet there is no consensus on the most effective current in the dimension of penetration depth.

Detailed description

The study shall be recruited patients who underwent implantation of electrodes in the spine (Spinal Cord Stimulation- SCS). The electrode will serve as a voltage reader deep in the tissue. The voltage is generated from electrodes applied on the skin and delivers therapeutic currents to the patients back. The study will be tested 4 different types of currents and number of electrode placement.

Interventions

DEVICETranscutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Electric currents: 'Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation' and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation will be applied on the back of the patients in parallel to the implanted electrodes. Implanted electrode will measure voltages that generated near the spinal cord tissue.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Normal cognitive status. * language comprehension (understanding and speaking)a way that allows voluntary cooperation in research and compliance with the testing.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant women. * neurological pathologies (such as -head injury) or other systemic diseases that affect the sensation (such as diabetes). * Each participant which at any stage in research expresses his wish to resign.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The amount of electric voltage	monitoring voltage takes a few minutes only. Reading Voltage immidiatly- one test only for each current	The amount of electric voltage generated by different types of currents and different electrodes locations

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026