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N/ACompleted· 61 enrolled
Drug / intervention
PEMF device +1 moredevice
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy in Thumb CMC Arthritis

Stanford University·interventional·Posted Apr 7, 2022·Updated Aug 3, 2025

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating PEMF device and Sham PEMF device for Thumb Osteoarthritis. Completed, enrolled 61 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

Long-Term Objective: Determine if high-frequency PEMF therapy reduces pain in patients with thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint osteoarthritis (OA). Study Design and Methods: This will be a randomized controlled pilot study with 60 subjects with CMC OA randomly divided in two groups. Thirty subjects will receive high-frequency PEMF therapy overlying the CMC joint overnight daily for four weeks. The other 30 subjects will receive a sham PEMF therapy device applied to the same joint overnight daily for four weeks. Pain and function questionnaires will be obtained for all patients at enrollment, four weeks, and six weeks.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsThumb Osteoarthritis
CountriesUnited States
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Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
2023202420252026
First PostedApr 7, 2022
Enrollment StartJun 20, 2023
Primary CompletionAug 31, 2024
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 1.2 yearsPosted 4.2 years ago

Interventions

PEMF devicedevice

PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks

Sham PEMF devicedevice

Sham PEMF device wear overnight daily for four weeks. Sham PEMF devices do not emit a radiofrequency electromagnetic field but are otherwise identical in appearance to the PEMF device