PEMF therapy to reduce pain after shoulder or knee surgery
Part of Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether PEMF, a type of non-surgical device that uses pulsed electromagnetic fields, can reduce pain after shoulder or knee surgery. If you join, you’ll also be expected to do post-surgery physical therapy exercises and report your pain and function.
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Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old and can consent to the study
- You are scheduled for shoulder or knee surgery
- You have not used NSAIDs for 1 week before surgery (low-dose 81 mg aspirin is allowed)
- You can take part in post-operative physical therapy exercises
- You do not have certain connective tissue, inflammatory, or metabolic bone diseases
- You do not have diabetes, HIV/hepatitis, fibromyalgia or chronic pain syndrome, or active infection or cancer
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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