Shocking back pain away: new device beats meds in trial

NCT ID NCT04803214

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 08, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This study tested a device called ReActiv8 that uses mild electrical pulses to strengthen weak back muscles in 203 adults with long-term low-back pain. Participants either received the device or continued standard care like painkillers and physical therapy. The goal was to see if the device improves daily function and reduces pain more than standard care alone.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Advent Health Shawnee Mission

    Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 66204, United States

  • Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management

    New York, New York, 10022, United States

  • Augusta Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists

    Augusta, Georgia, 30909, United States

  • Barrow Brain & Spine

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

  • Cantor Spine Center and Paley Orthopedic Spine Institute

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

  • Center for Interventional Pain and Spine

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Tradition Hospital

    Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 34986, United States

  • Columbia Orthopedic Group

    Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Freeman Hospital

    Joplin, Missouri, 64804, United States

  • Horizon Clinical Research

    Fayetteville, Georgia, 30214, United States

  • Indiana Spine Group

    Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States

  • International Spine, Pain and Performance Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20006, United States

  • Northwell Health

    Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

  • OrthoCarolina Sports Medicine Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States

  • OrthoIndy

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278, United States

  • Pacific Research Institute

    Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

  • Pacific Sports and Spine

    Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

  • SSM Health Medical Group

    Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109, United States

  • SoCal Sport and Spine

    Newport Beach, California, 92660, United States

  • Spinal Diagnostics, PC

    Tualatin, Oregon, 97062, United States

  • The Center for Clinical Research, LLC

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

  • University Hospitals Cleveland

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • Vista Clinical Research

    Newnan, Georgia, 30265, United States

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