Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy in Thumb CMC Arthritis

Last updated: October 1, 2024
Sponsor: Stanford University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Joint Injuries

Osteoarthritis

Treatment

Sham PEMF device

PEMF device

Clinical Study ID

NCT05315297
64143
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Long-Term Objective: Determine if high-frequency PEMF therapy reduces pain in patients with thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint osteoarthritis (OA).

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • an existing diagnosis of CMC OA by a hand specialist based on clinically (tendernessto palpation at the CMC joint and/or positive CMC grind test) and/orradiographically identified CMC OA

  • reported pain intensity during activities of daily living less than 7 on the NumericPain Rating Scale (NPRS)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant

  • unable to consent

  • with current infection in hand or upper extremity

  • have had prior fracture, significant hand injury, tenosynovitis, complex regionalpain syndrome, and/or Dupuytren's disease affecting the thumb

  • history of surgical or procedural intervention for CMC OA in the hand of studyinterest

  • do not speak English

  • have hand or wrist implants

  • have heart or brain implants

Study Design

Total Participants: 64
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Sham PEMF device
Phase:
Study Start date:
June 20, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center

    Redwood City, California 94063
    United States

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