The following measures will be evaluated for change across relevant measurement time points:
a) Daily morning recordings of pain intensity ratings for the study hip on the 0-100 VAS
b) Pain intensity ratings for the study hip on the 0-100 VAS recorded pre- and post-procedure administration for each of the 8 Resonator™ device procedure administrations
c) Daily ratings on the Patient Global Assessment scales for each of the 4 aspects of daily function evaluated
d) Daily ratings in the Body Pain Diary for each of the joints evaluated
e) Separate index and total severity scores on the Lequesne Index
f) Range of motion rating as recorded by the physician
g) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels
h) High-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) levels
i) Adverse events evaluation
In addition, the following will be evaluated:
a) Deviations in compliance with permissible study pain medication use and relation to study outcome
b) Any reported deviations in subject compliance to medication and therapy abstinence and relation to study outcome.
c) The role of concomitant medication and therapy use
d) Blinding efficacy for subjects and the sub-PI
e) Subject responses to study outcome satisfaction
The Resonator™ device is an Investigational Device limited by Federal (or United States)
law to investigational use. The Resonator™ device is not for sale, nor is the
Magneceutical®
Therapy generally available outside of Investigational Review Board (IRB) approved clinical studies.