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Effects of TENS and Mindfulness Meditation in Persons With HIV-related Neuropathy

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Rutgers University

Conditions: HIV Infections

Interventions: Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Mindfulness Meditation

Countries: United States

This study is to explore the effects of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) and mindfulness meditation in persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and painful neuropathy in the feet.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 89 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* diagnosis of HIV infection currently treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART)
* cluster of differentiation 4 cell (CD4 cell) count of at least 200 cells/mm3
* 18-64 years of age
* able to read and write in English
* means to travel to a study site
* presence of peripheral neuropathy symptoms in feet
* average daily self-reported pain in the feet of at least 3/10 on a 0-10 numerical pain scale
* pain in the feet present for at least the past 3 months
* no changes in medications used to manage pain in the past 4 weeks
* no use of TENS or mindfulness meditation in the prior 6 months
* availability of a mobile phone to receive text messages over the course of the intervention period

Exclusion Criteria:

* current opportunistic infection(s)
* cluster of differentiation 4 cell (CD4 cell) count \<200 cells/mm3
* dementia
* uncontrolled psychiatric disorder
* wounds or sores on the feet
* musculoskeletal or neurological conditions (other than distal sensory neuropathy) that may affect gait
* pregnancy

Locations (2)

Blackwood, New Jersey, United States
Newark, New Jersey, United States