Relieving Pain and Improving Sleep: Evaluating Topical Pain Relief and Sleep Patches

Launched by SUPERPATCH LIMITED LLC · Jul 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

Emerging technologies that use haptic (skin pressure) technology have been studied and have shown positive improvements in stress levels, balance, sleep, and pain. The FREEDOM and REM patch (SuperPatch Company, Toronto, Canada and Florida, USA) that also incorporates this technology has shown promise to improve relieve pain and improve sleep. This IRB-approved, Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) will measure effectiveness of the pain and sleep patches through assessment of validated scales and functional measurements such as the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), the Schober Test, the Bubble Inclin...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Ages 18-64
• • Ability to provide Informed Consent
• • Received a study patch (active or sham) from their treating clinician (randomized) for back, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain.
• • Has been diagnosed with an acute, moderate pain condition
• • Agrees to wear an adhesive study patch during the study period
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who are beneficiaries of a government-funded healthcare program
• • Use of drugs of abuse (illicit or prescription)
• • Have an implanted device, or wears, or adheres any electrical device to the body during the study, other than a hearing aid.