A randomised trial of sympathetic interferential therapy versus pulsed shortwave diathermy in the treatment of chronic pain syndrome
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN44122323 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN44122323 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0077117125 |
- Submission date
- 12/09/2003
- Registration date
- 12/09/2003
- Last edited
- 29/04/2015
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr EM Saunders
Scientific
Scientific
Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Department
Derby City General Hospital
Uttoxeter road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Scientific title | A randomised trial of sympathetic interferential therapy versus pulsed shortwave diathermy in the treatment of chronic pain syndrome |
| Study objectives | Is Dynatron STS interferential therapy more effective than pulsed short-wave in the reduction of the symptoms caused by chronic pain. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Southern Derbyshire Local Research Ethics Committee, 20/08/2002, ref: 0207/514 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Signs and symptoms: pain |
| Intervention | Patients will be randomised into one of two groups, interferential or pulsed short-wave. Patients will be treated for four weeks with the treatment selected at randomisation, then will cross over to the other treatment after four weeks. Measurements will be taken for functional disability, for pain intensity, for general health and for anxiety and depression before the first treatment, after the first treatment at four weeks and at the end of the second course of treatment at eight weeks. |
| Intervention type | Procedure/Surgery |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Pain analogue scale 2. Oswestry disability scale |
| Secondary outcome measures | Hospital anxiety and depression scale |
| Overall study start date | 08/10/2002 |
| Completion date | 16/12/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 30 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Patients attending the pain clinic or physiotherapy outpatients, Derby Royal Infirmary and Derby City General Hospital, with chronic pain syndromes 2. Patients with chronic pain of over six months duration 3.Male or female aged 20-85 |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Patients on anti-coagulant drug therapy 2. Patients with a cardiac pacemaker 3. Patients with a malignancy |
| Date of first enrolment | 08/10/2002 |
| Date of final enrolment | 16/12/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
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Funders
Funder type
Government
Derbyshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
