Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

The Danish Research Centre for Chemical Sensitivities

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Treatments: Device: w/o pulsed electromagnetic fields; Device: Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01834781

MCS-Re5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pulsed electromagnetic fields(PEMF) is effective in the treatment of multiple chemical sensitivity in terms of life impact, symptoms, psychological distress, markers of central sensitization and the immune system, and quality of life.

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Lacour's criteria for multiple chemical sensitivity
• Lifestyle or functional impairments that score ≥ 35 on the Life Impact scale of the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• previous PEMF therapy
• psychosis or a comparable disorder
• epilepsy
• cerebral tumours
• leukaemia or malignancies in the head or neck region
• having a pacemaker or other active implants
• pregnancy or nursing
• unreliable contraception
• drug or alcohol abuse
• a pending application or intentions to apply for early retirement
• initiation of pharmacological treatment which have not steadied
• participation in another research study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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39 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pulsed electromagnetic fields is applied transcranially 30 minutes twice a day for 7 days a week over 6 consecutive weeks

Treatment:

Device: Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Wearing the inactive device

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The inactive device is worn on the head for 30 minutes twice a day for 7 days a week over 6 consecutive weeks

Treatment:

Device: w/o pulsed electromagnetic fields