Magnetic pulses aim to ease nerve pain without drugs
NCT ID NCT07705490
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether high-intensity peripheral magnetic stimulation can reduce pain and improve function in adults with traumatic peripheral nerve injury. Participants receive either active or sham magnetic stimulation alongside a standard exercise program. The study measures changes in pain, nerve function, and quality of life over 8 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-Intensity Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS) delivered via a coil over the injured nerve, 3 times per week for 3 weeks.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive, drug-free way to ease chronic nerve pain and improve muscle function after traumatic nerve injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants. The sham control may show similar effects, and results may not apply to all nerve injuries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 65 years * Traumatic peripheral nerve injury * Unilateral traumatic peripheral neuropathy confirmed by electromyography (EMG) * Nerve injury occurring at least 3 months prior * Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) score ≥ 4 * Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score ≥ 4 * Manual Muscle Testing score \< 5 * No analgesic use, or stable analgesic therapy for the past month (no dose changes) Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection or malignancy * Metal implant or shrapnel in the application area * Electronic implants (e.g., cardiac pacemaker, spinal cord stimulator, deep brain stimulator) * Central nervous system diseases * Non-traumatic causes of neuropathy (e.g., radiculopathy, diabetic neuropathy, entrapment neuropathies, HIV-related neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia) * Complete nerve injury * Injury involving three or more peripheral nerves or plexus injury * History of peripheral nerve surgery or injection within the past 3 months * Active psychiatric illness * Coagulopathy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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