Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center will study a new system of pain relief for patients with nerve pain following chemotherapy, a university news release said.
The system, called MC-5A, uses electrodes to deliver slight electrical stimulation on the skin that sends a "no pain" signal back to the brain. Three clinical trials have shown the method to be more effective than narcotics. Forty patients will be part of the placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized controlled trial.
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The system, called MC-5A, uses electrodes to deliver slight electrical stimulation on the skin that sends a "no pain" signal back to the brain. Three clinical trials have shown the method to be more effective than narcotics. Forty patients will be part of the placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized controlled trial.
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