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Shocking away back pain: Drug-Free ER treatment tested

NCT ID NCT07588490

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a small device that sends mild electrical pulses through the skin (TENS) can quickly reduce acute low back pain in people visiting the emergency department. About 222 adults with recent back pain will receive either real TENS or a placebo device for 30 minutes. The goal is to see if TENS offers a safe, drug-free option for pain relief.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 222 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * = or \> 18 years old * pain (EN \> 3) related to acute lower back pain in the emergency department. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study, refusal to sign the informed consent form * Consent cannot be obtained (cognitive impairment, language barrier, etc.) * Patients with lower back pain lasting more than 6 weeks * Taking immediate-release pain medication within the last 6 hours * Taking extended-release pain medication within the last 12 hours * Taking a muscle relaxant within the last 24 hours * Pregnant women * Patients requiring immediate medical attention (life-threatening situation) * Patient already treated with TENS * Patient with a body temperature \> 38°C * Patient with a known spinal infection * Lower back pain related to trauma * Patient with a known systemic rheumatological or spinal disease * Patient with a known systemic inflammatory disease * Patient with a known chronic pain condition such as fibromyalgia * Patient with pain radiating into the lower limb along the path of one of the following nerves (L3-L4-L5-S1)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Back pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

    RECRUITING

    Brussels, 1200, Belgium

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