Nerve stimulation and exercise for sciatica leg pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether combining a mild electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve with specific exercises can reduce leg pain from sciatica. It is for people whose nerve-related leg pain has lasted over 6 months and is at least a 3 out of 10 in intensity.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have had leg pain linked to your lower back (sciatica) for more than 6 months.
- The leg pain has a burning, tingling, or electric sensation (nerve-related pain) and you’ve scored at least 12 on a nerve-pain screening test.
- Your pain in the last 4 weeks was bad enough to change your daily activities for more than a day.
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You have not had any spine, hip, or pelvic surgery, or certain injections or radiofrequency treatments in the past 2 years.
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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