Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy in Thumb CMC Arthritis
NCT ID: NCT05315297
Last Updated: 2025-08-03
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COMPLETED
NA
61 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-06-20
2024-08-31
Brief Summary
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Study Design and Methods: This will be a randomized controlled pilot study with 60 subjects with CMC OA randomly divided in two groups. Thirty subjects will receive high-frequency PEMF therapy overlying the CMC joint overnight daily for four weeks. The other 30 subjects will receive a sham PEMF therapy device applied to the same joint overnight daily for four weeks. Pain and function questionnaires will be obtained for all patients at enrollment, four weeks, and six weeks.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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PEMF device
PEMF device
PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks
Sham PEMF device
Sham PEMF device
Sham PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks. Sham PEMF devices do not emit a radiofrequency electromagnetic field but are otherwise identical in appearance to the PEMF device
Interventions
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PEMF device
PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks
Sham PEMF device
Sham PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks. Sham PEMF devices do not emit a radiofrequency electromagnetic field but are otherwise identical in appearance to the PEMF device
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* reported pain intensity during activities of daily living less than 7 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Exclusion Criteria
* unable to consent
* with current infection in hand or upper extremity
* have had prior fracture, significant hand injury, tenosynovitis, complex regional pain syndrome, and/or Dupuytren's disease affecting the thumb
* history of surgical or procedural intervention for CMC OA in the hand of study interest
* do not speak English
* have hand or wrist implants
* have heart or brain implants
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Stanford University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Raymond Chou
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Principal Investigators
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Raymond Chou, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stanford University
Locations
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Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center
Redwood City, California, United States
Countries
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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64143
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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