CompletedNot Applicable

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Denmark39 participantsStarted 2013-04

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

Change from baseline in Life Impact Scale (Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory)

Timeframe: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 2½ and 4½ month follow-ups

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01834781

SponsorThe Danish Research Centre for Chemical Sensitivities

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-03

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