Can a tiny patch tame period pain without drugs?
NCT ID NCT07825558
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a thin, drug-free patch called the Jovi Patch can reduce menstrual pain and related symptoms. The patch contains conductive micro-metal particles and no medication, wires, or batteries. About 50 pre-menopausal women with moderate to severe menstrual discomfort will wear either the active patch or a look-alike sham patch during six menstrual cycles. After three cycles, those in the sham group switch to the active patch. The main question is whether more women using the active patch achieve at least a 30% reduction in pain scores compared with the sham group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a drug-free patch containing conductive micro-metal particles
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free option for easing menstrual pain and related symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not hold up in larger trials. The patch may not outperform a sham, and skin irritation is a possible side effect.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Pre-menopausal female subjects aged 18 -50 years. * Currently seeking treatment for general menstrual discomfort * NPRS scale score \> 4 at baseline. * Able and willing to provide informed consent in English without the assistance of an interpreter. Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving other investigational agents or on another clinical trial. * Subject has implantable pain device, pacemaker, defibrillator, or other neuromodulation implantable device. * Known to be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months * Current Jovi/Signal Relief users
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Redeemer Health
RECRUITINGMeadowbrook, Pennsylvania, 19046, United States
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