Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain

NCT ID: NCT01483885

Last Updated: 2011-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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Physiotherapy offers a range of therapeutic modalities for pain management including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential current (IC) and Acupuncture. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effect of TENS, CI and Acupuncture in a cold-induced pain model.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cold Exposure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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TENS 4Hz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Interferential Current 4Hz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interferential Current

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

TENS

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Interferential Current

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Interferential Current

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Manual Acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Manual Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.

TENS 100 Hz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Interferential Current 100Hz

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interferential Current

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Interventions

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Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interferential Current

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Manual Acupuncture

Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy subjects

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with no history of any kind of disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal do Piauí

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fuad Ahmad Hazime

Assistant Professor at School of Physiotherapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Fuad Ahmad Hazime

Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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0208.0.045.000-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id