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NSAID ionisation in the management of soft-tissue rheumatism : role played by the drug , electrical stimulation and suggestion . Four treatments for soft-tissue rheumatism -- sham ionisation , placebo ionisation , and pharmacological ionisation with pirprofen ( two-dose levels ) -- were assessed in a randomized double-blind , between-patient controlled trial in 73 outpatients affected by scapulo-humeral periarthritis or elbow epicondylitis . Treatment lasted two weeks ( 5 sessions a week ) . Progress was measured by patient 's assessment on pain at rest and on movement and by physician 's assessment on functional impairment . At two weeks each treatment was associated with a significant degree of improvement ; however , pharmacological ionisation produced a significantly higher improvement in symptoms . No differences were detected between sham ionisation and placebo ionisation . These results suggest that the ionisation procedure displays per se a moderate therapeutic effect which seems to be due more to a simple placebo effect than to the biological effect of electricity .
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Intervention_Surgical
for soft-tissue rheumatism -- sham ionisation
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Intervention_Control
placebo ionisation
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Intervention_Physical
pharmacological ionisation with pirprofen
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Outcome_Pain
pain at rest and on movement
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Outcome_Other
improvement
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Outcome_Physical
therapeutic effect
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Participant_Condition
soft-tissue rheumatism
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Participant_Sample-size
73
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Participant_Condition
outpatients affected by scapulo-humeral periarthritis or elbow epicondylitis