Is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), as proveide in daily care, an effective method to modulate pain transmission in patients suffering from chronic non-specific pain syndromes?
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- Conditions
- patienten met chronische aspecifieke (onduidelijk somatisch substraat) pijn van houdings- en ebwegingsapparaatchronic painchronic widespread pain
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON33843
- Lead Sponsor
- Pijnkenniscentrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
a) referred for TENS treatment by a pain physician,
b) duration of pain > 6 months,
c) age above 18,
d) no current other treatment for pain
Exclusion Criteria
The physician at the pain clinic checks criteria based an anamenesis and physical examination:
a) pain due to cancer,
b) the use of a cardiac pacemaker,
c) pregnancy,
d) neurological sensory deficits,
e) language and/or cognitive inability to complete the health assessment questionnaires
f) previous TENS for pain relief.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Decrease in amplitude of CHEPS in responders vs. non responders<br /><br>Severity of pain: 100 mm Visual analogue Scale. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Changes in thermal, mechanical and pain thresholds. </p><br>