NCT03797911

Efficacy of Resistive Capacitive Monopolar Radiofrequency in the Physiotherapeutic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: RCT

Completed NA Last updated 28 December 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Active resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency with physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education in Pelvic Pain in 81 participants. Completed in 23 April 2021.

Timeline

23 March 2019

Primary endpoint
16 April 2021

23 April 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	RAPbarcelona
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	81
Start date	23 March 2019
Primary completion	16 April 2021
Estimated completion	23 April 2021
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Active resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency with physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education
• Inactive resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency with physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education

Conditions studied

• Pelvic Pain — all drugs for Pelvic Pain →
• Pelvic Pain Syndrome — all drugs for Pelvic Pain Syndrome →
• Chronic Pain — all drugs for Chronic Pain →
• Chronic Pain Syndrome — all drugs for Chronic Pain Syndrome →

Sponsor

RAPbarcelona

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Pelvic Pain or Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluates if the application of resistive capacitive monopolar radiofrequency therapy associated with physiotherapeutic techniques and pain education provides benefits with respect to physiotherapy and pain education techniques alone in the management of patients with chronic pelvic pain.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Efficacy of capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency in the physiotherapeutic treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
   Carralero-Martínez A, Muñoz Pérez MA, Pané-Alemany R, Blanco-Ratto L, et al · · 2021 · cited 6× · PMID 34016168 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-021-05321-6
2. Assessing Kinesiophobia and Catastrophizing Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Efficacy of Capacitive-Resistive Monopolar Radiofrequency Combined with Myofascial Techniques vs. Sham Radiofrequency in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome-A Secondary Analysis.
   Carralero-Martínez A, Naranjo-Ortiz C, Blanco-Ratto L, Kauffmann S, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 39873778 · DOI 10.1007/s00192-025-06052-x
3. Efficacy of capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency in the physiotherapeutic treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: study protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
   Carralero-Martínez A, Pérez MÁM, Pané-Alemany R, Blanco-Ratto L, et al · · 2021 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-194630/v1