Effectiveness of frequency-modulated electromagnetic neural stimulation in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy

Diabetologia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 817-823

  Bosi, E ^a   Conti, M ^a   Vermigli, C ^b   Cazzetta, G ^b   Peretti, E ^a   Cordoni, M C ^b   Galimberti, G ^a   Scionti, L ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Diabetes; Electromagnetic stimulation; Painful neuropathy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC NEURAL STIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; SAFETY;

EID: 20044395118     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1734-2     Document Type: Article

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