NCT04109638

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy for Post-operative Pain Following Orthopedic Surgery

A Pilot Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy in Decreasing Post-Operative Pain Following Orthopedic Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to prospectively determine, at 10 days after orthopedic shoulder or knee surgery, if pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy is beneficial in reducing patient-reported post-operative pain, as measured by visual analog scale (VAS). The amount of pain medication taken daily and the physical function outcome scores after surgery and PEMF treatment will also be measured.

Conditions

• Knee Injuries
• Shoulder Injuries
• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Endonovo SofPulse	The active device emits PEMF signal whereas the placebo device does not emit a PEMF signal. The active device is on for 15 minutes at a time, every two hours, for 10 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2027-02-01
• Completion: 2027-02-01
• First posted: 2019-09-30
• Last updated: 2026-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study