Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFS) in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type i (CRPS-I) of the Foot (PeCFoA)

NCT ID: NCT05922618

Last Updated: 2025-12-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-01

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that the association of I-ONE® therapy with standard rehabilitation treatment can optimize the clinical and functional recovery of patients with pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) (I-ONE® therapy) of the foot or ankle.

Detailed Description

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Study design; spontaneous, prospective, randomized study with control group.

Purpose of the study:

evaluate the functional clinical improvement of the foot/ankle joint with algodystrophic pathology following a standard rehabilitation treatment and home biophysical treatment and local biophysical stimulation with I-ONE® therapy (IGEA SpA).

Conditions

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Pain, Joint Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Ankle Disease Foot Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Spontaneous, prospective, randomized study with control group
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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I-ONE group

The group will undergo home biophysical treatment with I-ONE® therapy (experimental group) for 4 hours/day for 60 days. Patients will follow standard rehabilitation treatment: patients will perform active and active-assisted range of motion (ROM) recovery exercises and stretching exercises for 30 minutes per day, for 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

I-One

Intervention Type DEVICE

I-ONE® is a medical device certified by the Ministry of Health as a Medical Device (risk class II A) for the treatment of inflammatory and degenerative tissue pathologies. The device consists of a signal generator and an applicator, called a solenoid. The solenoid will be placed on the joint, not necessarily in direct contact with the skin. The device works with a rechargeable battery and is equipped with an hour counter to assess patient compliance.

Treatment with I-ONE® therapy will start within 3-7 days of recruitment, will last 6 hours a day and will be maintained for 60 days. The treatment will be carried out at home and the device will be delivered directly to the patient's home by courier.

Exercise group

The group, not subjected to biophysical therapy, will be controls. Patients will follow standard rehabilitation treatment: patients will perform active and active-assisted ROM recovery exercises and stretching exercises for 30 minutes per day, for 6 weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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I-One

I-ONE® is a medical device certified by the Ministry of Health as a Medical Device (risk class II A) for the treatment of inflammatory and degenerative tissue pathologies. The device consists of a signal generator and an applicator, called a solenoid. The solenoid will be placed on the joint, not necessarily in direct contact with the skin. The device works with a rechargeable battery and is equipped with an hour counter to assess patient compliance.

Treatment with I-ONE® therapy will start within 3-7 days of recruitment, will last 6 hours a day and will be maintained for 60 days. The treatment will be carried out at home and the device will be delivered directly to the patient's home by courier.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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I-One, IGEA, Italy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of type I CRPS according to the Budapest criteria (table 1)
* Type I CRPS involving the ankle or foot
* Onset of CRPS type I up to a maximum of 3 years after the symptomatic event
* Pain on visual analog scale (VAS) scale quantified as intensity at least ≥ 5 at recruitment
* Pharmacological treatment with first infusion cycle of neridronate

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological pathologies (stroke, degenerative, traumatic pathologies)
* Local neurological impairment (type II CRPS), confirmed by a conduction test or similar
* Cardiac pacemaker, treatment site malignancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Angela Notarnicola

Bari, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Facility Contacts

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Angela Notarnicola

Role: primary

0805592938

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Other Identifiers

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PeCFoA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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