The study will evaluate whether an experimental medical device that emits a series of brief, intense magnetic pulse will relieve foot pain from Diabetic Neuropathy (DN). The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a similar device for treatment of migraine headaches, but this type of device has not been studied for the treatment of DN.
The study will evaluate whether an experimental medical device that emits a series of brief, intense magnetic pulse will relieve foot pain from Diabetic Neuropathy (DN). The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a similar device for treatment of migraine headaches, but this type of device has not been studied for the treatment of DN. No significant adverse reactions or side effects have been reported from the use of magnetic stimulation for the headache treatment. Some patients who have migraine headaches have excellent pain relief with the magnetic treatment even if they did not get pain relief using medications. The investigators do not know whether this magnetic treatment will relieve the foot pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, so they will test this by applying 50 strong magnet pulses to the painful area of each foot. This procedure will be repeated onto three parts of each foot. First onto the bottom of the foot, then the top of the foot and then the back of the foot including a portion of the ankle. The effect on pain in each foot while walking for about 10 steps will be recorded before the study begins and periodically for 28 days. This testing will provide data as to any improvement in pain relief. If the participants' reported pain is reduced as a result of the magnetic treatment, then the magnetic pulses will have shown that they have reduced the pain. Additional studies will be needed to further investigate this treatment and to determine how to obtain statistically significant data as to whether this therapy reduces the foot pain caused by diabetic neuropathy. One side effect of this treatment may be some muscular jerking of the foot or the leg during the application of the magnetic pulses. This jerking will last only during the treatment and will not be painful or harmful.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
17
TCMS coils which are connected to feet and pulse generator. The generator will then be turned on to deliver 50 pulses at a pulse period of 6 seconds and at a pulse intensity of 100% to the bottom of the foot with the TCMS coil.
University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Pain level
Numeric Pain Rating Scale, 0-10 with 0 being no pain, and 10 being worst pain ever experienced
Time frame: 1 to 28 days
Functional status and Patient satisfaction with treatment
Descriptive Questionnaire to asses whether participant has improved functional status, such as ability to walk and whether participant is satisfied with treatment
Time frame: 1 to 28 days
Changes in pain medication
Assessment of pain medications taken by participant prior to treatment and 28 days after treatment to deteremine if any of pain medications were increased, decreased or eliminated after treatment
Time frame: 1 to 28 days
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