Electrical stimulation for chronic back-related leg pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests if a single session of electrical stimulation to the sciatic nerve can quickly reduce leg pain related to low back problems. It may help if you have had chronic sciatica (leg pain from your back) for more than 6 months and your pain has recently been interfering with daily life.
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Who can take part
- You have pain, numbness, or tingling traveling down one leg (sciatica) for more than 6 months.
- Your leg pain has been at least a 3 on a 0–10 scale in the past 4 weeks.
- The pain has limited your usual activities or changed your daily routine for more than a day in the past month.
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You have not had spine, pelvis, or hip surgery, and you do not have certain other conditions (like loss of bladder control or recent major injury).
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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