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
Protocol serial number	N0077117125
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	Derbyshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

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Dr EM Saunders
Scientific

Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Department
Derby City General Hospital
Uttoxeter road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
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(s)	1. Pain analogue scale 2. Oswestry disability scale
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Hospital anxiety and depression scale
Completion date	16/12/2005

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	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

Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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