Electrical Stimulation Pain Therapy in Treating Chronic Pain and Numbness Caused By Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Cancer-related Problem/Condition
Neurotoxicity
Pain
Peripheral Neuropathy

Interventions: Other: electrical stimulation pain therapy
Other: questionnaire administration

Registration Number: NCT01196442

Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Electrical stimulation pain therapy may help relieve chronic pain and numbness caused by chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This pilot trial studies electrical stimulation pain therapy in treating chronic pain and numbness caused by chemotherapy in patients with cancer.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the effect of MC5-A on pain symptoms both immediately and over time.

II. To evaluate the effect of Calmare therapy on other non-pain symptoms. III. To evaluate the effect of MC5-A on daily opioid and other pain medication use.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo electric stimulation pain therapy comprising MC5-A Calmare therapy over 30 minutes once daily for 10 days. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 3 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

CIPN neuropathy: received, or currently receiving, neurotoxic chemotherapy (including taxanes-such as paclitaxel or docetaxel, or platinum-based compounds such as carboplatin or cis-platinum or oxaliplatin, or vinca alkaloids such as vincristine, vinblastine, or vinorelbine, or proteosome inhibitors such as bortezomib)
Pain or symptoms of peripheral neuropathy of >= 1 months duration attributed to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
OR pain of the other types including chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, numbness predominant; post mastectomy pain; post surgical pain; post herpetic neuropathy; post radiation pain; other (vertebral compression, fracture, miscellaneous)
The pain must have been stable for at least 2 weeks
An average daily pain rating of >= 5 out of 10, using the pain numerical rating scale (NRS: 0 is no pain and 10 is worst pain possible); or numbness that bothers the patient at least "a little bit" on the CIPN-20
Life expectancy >= 3 months
ECOG performance status 0, 1, or 2

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women, nursing women, women of childbearing potential or their sexual partners who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception (condoms, diaphragm, birth control pills, injections, intrauterine device [IUD], surgical sterilization, subcutaneous implants, abstinence, etc.)
Use of an investigational agent for pain control concurrently or =< 30 days
History of an allergic reaction or previous intolerance to transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation
Patients with implantable drug delivery systems, e.g., Medtronic Synchromed
Patients with heart stents or metal implants such as pacemakers, automatic defibrillators, aneurysm clips, vena cava clips and skull plates (metal implants for orthopedic repair, e.g., pins, clips, plates, cages, joint replacements are allowed)
Patients with a history of myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease within the past six months
Patients with history of epilepsy, brain damage, use of anti-convulsants, symptomatic brain metastases
Prior celiac plexus block, or other neurolytic pain control treatment within 4 weeks
Other identified causes of painful paresthesias existing prior to chemotherapy (e.g., radiation or malignant plexopathy, lumbar or cervical radiculopathy, pre-existing peripheral neuropathy of another etiology: B12 deficiency, AIDS, monoclonal gammopathy, diabetes, heavy metal poisoning amyloidosis, syphilis, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, inherited neuropathy)
Skin conditions such as open sores that would prevent proper application of the electrodes
Other medical or other condition(s) that in the opinion of the investigators might compromise the objectives of the study

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Arm I electric stimulation pain therapy	electrical stimulation pain therapy	Patients undergo electric stimulation pain therapy comprising MC5-A Calmare therapy over 30 minutes once daily for 10 days.
Arm I electric stimulation pain therapy	questionnaire administration	Patients undergo electric stimulation pain therapy comprising MC5-A Calmare therapy over 30 minutes once daily for 10 days.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Pain Score From Day 1 to Day 10	From day 1 to day 10	Change in Brief Pain Inventory (Now)Scale 1 (none) to 5 (complete interference)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of Electrical Stimulation Pain Therapy on Other Non-pain Symptoms at Day 1	Day 1	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)-20. The CIPN-20 has 3 subscales: a sensory, motor, and autonomic subscale. There are 17 questions that are rated 0-not at all to 3-very much. Scales are summed. Final score ranges from 0-51, 0 as the best possible outcome and 51 as the worst.
Use of Medications Including Morphine Oral Dose Equivalents, Anti-depressants, and Neuroleptics	From day 1 to day 30	Record daily pain medication usage and convert all opioids to MOEDs (American Pain Society 2003). Compare the average daily use prior to day 1 to the average daily use day 30. Range is 0-none to 240-most
Effect of Electric Stimulation Pain Therapy on Other Non-pain Symptoms at Day 10	Day 10	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)-20. The CIPN-20 has 3 subscales: a sensory, motor, and autonomic subscale. There are 17 questions that are rated 0-not at all to 3-very much. Scales are summed. Final score ranges from 0-51, 0 as the best possible outcome and 51 as the worst.
Effect of Electric Stimulation Pain Therapy on Other Non-pain Symptoms at Month 1	month 1	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)-20. The CIPN-20 has 3 subscales: a sensory, motor, and autonomic subscale. There are 17 questions that are rated 0-not at all to 3-very much. Scales are summed. Final score ranges from 0-51, 0 as the best possible outcome and 51 as the worst.
Effect of Electric Stimulation Pain Therapy n Other Non-pain Symptoms at Month 2	month 2	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)-20. The CIPN-20 has 3 subscales: a sensory, motor, and autonomic subscale. There are 17 questions that are rated 0-not at all to 3-very much. Scales are summed. Final score ranges from 0-51, 0 as the best possible outcome and 51 as the worst.
Effect of Electric Stimulation Pain Therapy on Other Non-pain Symptoms at Month 3	Month 3	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)-20. The CIPN-20 has 3 subscales: a sensory, motor, and autonomic subscale. There are 17 questions that are rated 0-not at all to 3-very much. Scales are summed. Final score ranges from 0-51, 0 as the best possible outcome and 51 as the worst.