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Physiotherapy offers a range of therapeutic modalities for pain management including Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential current (IC) and Acupuncture. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effect of TENS, CI and Acupuncture in a cold-induced pain model.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TENS 4Hz | Experimental |
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| Interferential Current 4Hz | Experimental |
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| TENS | Placebo Comparator |
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| Interferential Current | Placebo Comparator |
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| Manual Acupuncture | Experimental |
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| TENS 100 Hz | Experimental |
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| Interferential Current 100Hz | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation | Device | Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cold Pain threshold | Cold pain threshold is recorded as the time from immersing the hand in the cold water to pain using a digital timer. | 24 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain Tolerance threshold | Cold Tolerance threshodl is recorded as the time from immersing the hand in the cold water to maximal pain tolerance using a digital timer. | 24 hours |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Fuad Ahmad Hazime | Parnaíba | Piauí | 64202-020 | Brazil |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000698 | Analgesia |
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| Interferential Current | Device | Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil) |
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| Manual Acupuncture | Procedure | Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm. |
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| D000760 |
| Anesthesia and Analgesia |