Scrambler Therapy for Post-Stroke Pain
Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The Investigators will enroll patients who have had a stroke and are experiencing post-stroke pain secondary to their infarct and disruption of the sensory system in a research study to compare the effectiveness of Scrambler Therapy to traditional pharmacologic therapies.
Description
Participants will work with the provider to decide which method of treatment they prefer and will then be followed regularly using standardized pain scores over the next year. Those undergoing ST will undergo 5-10 sessions while those treated with medical therapy will undergo titration of medication as per typical standard of care. The investigators will compare both maximal pain relief achieved and duration achieved between groups. prospectively enroll a consecutive series of patients presenting to clinic with post-stroke pain syndromes following either an ischemic infarct or intracranial h…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women over the age of 18 with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke seen on imaging and a positive finding for pain in the area(s) affected by their stroke location will be included. * The patients must be at least one month post-stroke but can otherwise enroll at any point. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with TIA * Patients with no evidence of stroke on MRI * Patients with implantable devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators, spinal cord stimulators * Patients with history of myocardial infarction in the past 6 months * Patients with uncontrolled epilepsy * Patient…
Interventions
- DeviceScrambler Therapy for Post Stroke Pain
All participants will either undergo either 5 or 10 treatments using Scrambler Therapy. The number of treatments will be decided by a randomization process.
Location
- Johns Hopkins Bayview HospitalBaltimore, Maryland