Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease
Objectives. To assess the feasibility of treating musculoskeletal pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES). Design. Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center,...
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| author | Diana H. Rintala Gabriel Tan Pamela Willson Mon S. Bryant Eugene C. H. Lai |
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| description | Objectives. To assess the feasibility of treating musculoskeletal pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES). Design. Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Community. Participants. Nineteen persons with PD and pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities. Thirteen provided daily pain rating data. Intervention. Of the thirteen participants who provided daily pain data, 6 were randomly provided with active CES devices and 7 with sham devices to use at home 40 minutes per day for six weeks. They recorded their pain ratings on a 0-to-10 scale immediately before and after each session. Main Outcome Measure. Average daily change in pain intensity. Results. Persons receiving active CES had, on average, a 1.14-point decrease in pain compared with a 0.23-point decrease for those receiving sham CES (Wilcoxon Z=−2.20, P=.028).
Conclusion. Use of CES at home by persons with PD is feasible and may be somewhat helpful in decreasing pain. A larger study is needed to determine the characteristics of persons who may experience meaningful pain reduction with CES. Guidelines for future studies are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-217ad143a5b54f57a558feb75fe3f8cb2025-02-03T01:07:14ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2042-00802010-01-01201010.4061/2010/569154569154Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's DiseaseDiana H. Rintala0Gabriel Tan1Pamela Willson2Mon S. Bryant3Eugene C. H. Lai4Research Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAResearch Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAResearch Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAResearch Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAResearch Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAObjectives. To assess the feasibility of treating musculoskeletal pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES). Design. Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Community. Participants. Nineteen persons with PD and pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities. Thirteen provided daily pain rating data. Intervention. Of the thirteen participants who provided daily pain data, 6 were randomly provided with active CES devices and 7 with sham devices to use at home 40 minutes per day for six weeks. They recorded their pain ratings on a 0-to-10 scale immediately before and after each session. Main Outcome Measure. Average daily change in pain intensity. Results. Persons receiving active CES had, on average, a 1.14-point decrease in pain compared with a 0.23-point decrease for those receiving sham CES (Wilcoxon Z=−2.20, P=.028). Conclusion. Use of CES at home by persons with PD is feasible and may be somewhat helpful in decreasing pain. A larger study is needed to determine the characteristics of persons who may experience meaningful pain reduction with CES. Guidelines for future studies are provided.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/569154 |
| spellingShingle | Diana H. Rintala Gabriel Tan Pamela Willson Mon S. Bryant Eugene C. H. Lai Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease |
| title | Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full | Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease |
| title_short | Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease |
| title_sort | feasibility of using cranial electrotherapy stimulation for pain in persons with parkinson s disease |
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