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Studies
Energy Specific Far Infrared Radiation Treatment for Sciatica

NCT00573807

Sponsor

GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.

Status

Unknown status

Last Update Posted

Jan 5, 2009Estimated

Enrollment

2Estimated

Phase

Phase 1

Conditions

Sciatica

Interventions

Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)

Countries

Canada

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Jan 2009

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Unknown status

Last Known Status

Active, not recruiting

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Jan 2006

Primary Completion Date

Mar 2008Estimated

Completion Date

Dec 2008Estimated

First Submitted Date

Dec 12, 2007

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Dec 12, 2007

First Posted Date

Dec 14, 2007Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Jan 2, 2009

Last Update Posted Date

Jan 5, 2009Estimated

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Yes

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Not provided

Is FDA Regulated Device

Not provided

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

A preliminary study to determine the use of far infrared radiation for the treatment of back pain

Detailed Description

Sciatica is created by joint misalignment, muscle spasm and inflammation. Generally, sciatica is a combination of lower back pain, pain radiating into the buttock and possibly down the leg.

Far infrared radiation of the sciatic nerve, coupled with the stretching of the spinal cord, is a promising non-invasive method for treating sciatica.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Phase 1

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

2Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
1	Other		Radiation: Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)	Radiation	Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)for 30 to 40 minutes per treatment session.	1

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
The primary end point is to determine the therapeutic effects of far infrared radiation on the Sciatic nerve.		2 years and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Far infrared treatment for other pain syndromes		2 years and 6 months

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Persons with lower back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

Not provided

Maximum Age

Not provided

Standard Ages

ChildAdultOlder Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Ken Nedd, M.D.	GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.	Study Director
Kwasi Donyina, Ph.D.	GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.	Study Chair

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
The Centre for Incurable Diseases		Toronto	Ontario	M4V 1L5	Canada

Condition Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D012585	Sciatica
D017116	Low Back Pain

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D020426	Sciatic Neuropathy
D020422	Mononeuropathies
D010523	Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
D009468	Neuromuscular Diseases

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