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Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field and Heparin/Bupivacaine Instillations
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
The objective of this study is to test the idea that Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy will serve as a safe therapeutic modality that can effectively be administered simultaneously with bladder instillations of a bupivacaine-heparin cocktail to improve the chronic pain and/or associated symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) patients. The study team will distribute the PEMF device to female adults with IC/BPS who have been prescribed bladder instillations of bupivacaine-heparin to see if PEMF therapy in conjunction with bladder instillations of heparin and bupivacaine may be more effective in reducing pain levels and symptomatology of IC/BPS than instillations alone.
Official title: Investigation of the Effect of Simultaneous Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) and Intravesical Heparin - Bupivacaine Cocktail Instillation for the Symptomatic Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS)
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-03-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Device
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Device BEMER Device consist of a total body mat (B. BODY) plus a targeted pelvic mat (B.PAD), and a Control Unit which powers the device and logs usage. Both B.BODY and B.PAD must be plugged into the Control Unit simultaneously and activated individually. B. Body must be placed on a flat surface (i.e. bed, floor, reclining chair etc.) for best results.
Sham Pulsed Electromagnetic Feild (PEMF) Device
The sham PEMF device appears identical to the BEMER PEMF device, with all of the same components and accessories, but does not emit a pulsed electromagnetic field.
Locations (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States