Magnetic zaps may soothe aching backs
NCT ID NCT07243548
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a non-invasive treatment called repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) for people with long-term low back pain. 40 adults received 10 sessions over 2 weeks, with some getting real stimulation and others a sham. Researchers measured pain, disability, and quality of life to see if the magnetic pulses help reduce pain without surgery or drugs.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Individuals with complaints of low back pain for more than three months Non-practitioners of sports activities Absence of significant spinal pathologies, such as previous history of myelopathies, surgeries, instabilities, or deformities (bone fractures) Normal neurological examination for radiculopathies (patellar and Achilles tendon reflexes, voluntary motor function, and sensitivity test) Exclusion Criteria: Presence of trauma or systemic dysfunction Use of other alternative treatments Refusal to be randomized Protrusion or prolapse of one or more intervertebral discs with neurological symptoms Previous spinal surgery Infectious spondylopathy Low back pain secondary to inflammation, tumor, or autoimmune disease Congenital spinal deformities Compression fracture caused by osteoporosis, spondylolysis, or spondylolisthesis Use of prosthesis History of seizures or epilepsy Implanted or non-removable intracranial metal or devices
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Egas Moniz School of Health and Science
Almada, Setúbal District, 2829 - 511, Portugal
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