TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields for multiple chemical sensitivity
T2 - study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
AU - Tran, Marie Thi Dao
AU - Skovbjerg, Sine
AU - Arendt-Nielsen, Lars
AU - Christensen, Karl Bang
AU - Elberling, Jesper
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic condition of unknown etiology. MCS is characterized by recurrent nonspecific symptoms from multiple organ systems in response to chemical exposures in concentrations that are normally tolerated by the majority of the population. The symptoms may have severe impact on patients' lives, but an evidence-based treatment for the condition is nonexisting. The pathophysiology is unclarified, but several indicators point towards abnormal processing of sensory signals in the central nervous system. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) offer a promising new treatment for refractory depression and can be targeted at the brain, thereby activating biochemical cell processes.
AB - Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic condition of unknown etiology. MCS is characterized by recurrent nonspecific symptoms from multiple organ systems in response to chemical exposures in concentrations that are normally tolerated by the majority of the population. The symptoms may have severe impact on patients' lives, but an evidence-based treatment for the condition is nonexisting. The pathophysiology is unclarified, but several indicators point towards abnormal processing of sensory signals in the central nervous system. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) offer a promising new treatment for refractory depression and can be targeted at the brain, thereby activating biochemical cell processes.
U2 - 10.1186/1745-6215-14-256
DO - 10.1186/1745-6215-14-256
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23947742
SN - 1745-6215
VL - 14
SP - 256
JO - Trials
JF - Trials
IS - 1
ER -