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RecruitingNCT05883241Updated Feb 28, 2025

Sustained Acoustic Medicine (SAM) for Symptomatic Treatment of Pain Related to Bone Fracture

A Phase 1 interventional study of Sustained Acoustic Device with 2.5% Diclofenac Patch and 2.5% Diclofenac Patches in Bone Fracture and Fresh Fracture, sponsored by ZetrOZ, Inc.. Recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-28.

Sponsored by ZetrOZ, Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Feb 2026, 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jun 2023; still recruiting 3 years 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of long-duration low-intensity therapeutic ultrasound (LITUS) to alleviate bone-fracture related pain over a 12-week period.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of LITUS in subjects suffering from bone-fracture pain.

Secondary objectives are to assess the ability of LITUS to improve patients return to work time.

Read the detailed description

This is a 12-week study to clinically evaluate the effectiveness of the Sustained Acoustic Medicine (SAM) device combined with diclofenac on symptoms of patients suffering from pain related to a bone fracture(s). The class-II device, sam®, has been FDA-cleared for home use. On the first day of the study, baseline data will be collected as patients report pain score before treatment. During the following 12 weeks, patients will self-apply their treatment for the 4 hours daily. Each day of the study, pain scores will be recorded immediately before application of SAM device, during treatment, and at the completion of treatment.

Over 90 subjects will be recruited from neighboring communities to the study site(s). The study is designed to reach a diverse target patient population.

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Conditions studied

  • Bone Fracture
  • Fresh Fracture

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Keywords

  • Low-Intensity Ultrasound
  • Drug Delivery
  • Sonophoresis
  • Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
  • Sustained Acoustic Medication
  • Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound
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In context

Fractures, Bone

2,261 studies on the registry are indexed under Fractures, Bone; 325 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 69 across 1,482 interventional studies indexed under Fractures, Bone.

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Lead sponsor

ZetrOZ, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 18 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (43%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Have physician-diagnosed bone fracture
  • Are between 18-80 years of age
  • Report a pain score between 3-7 (range: 0-10) prior to enrolment
  • Report that pain from fracture negatively affects quality of life
  • Are willing not to use any cream, gel, or topical solution during the administration of treatment other than the approved treatment provided to the subject at the initiation of the study
  • Are deemed appropriate by their physician or by the study site physician to participate.
  • Be willing and able to self-administer treatment daily within their place of residence or during normal daily activity, excluding bathing, showering, or other water activities which may result in submersion of the study device.
  • Not use or initiate opioid and/or non-opioid analgesic medications.
  • Be willing to discontinue any other interventional treatment modalities on the affected area during the study period (e.g., transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, electronic muscle stimulation, traditional ultrasound).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cannot successfully demonstrate the ability to put on and take off the device.
  • Displays any condition which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make participation in the study unacceptable including, but not limited to, the subject's ability to understand and follow instructions.
  • Participated in a clinical trial for an investigational drug and/or agent within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Is pregnant.
  • Is a prisoner.
  • Is non-ambulatory (unable to walk).
  • Has a pacemaker.
  • Has a malignancy in the treatment area.
  • Has an active infection, open sores, or wounds in the treatment area.
  • Has impaired sensation in the treatment area, such as caused by chemotherapy or anesthesia.
  • Has a known neuropathy (disease of the brain or spinal nerves).
  • Has a hereditary disposition (tendency) for excessive bleeding (hemorrhage).
  • Are currently taking steroids.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SAM Ultrasound Device and Diclofenac Patch

    Patients receive treatment from the wired SAM Ultrasonic Diathermy Device for 4 hours at least 5 days a week for 12 weeks combined with 2.5% diclofenac patch. The SAM Device emits continuous ultrasound at 3-megahertz (MHz) frequency and 0.132 watts/cm\^2 intensity.

    Device: Sustained Acoustic Device with 2.5% Diclofenac Patch · Drug: 2.5% Diclofenac Patches

Interventions

  • DeviceSustained Acoustic Device with 2.5% Diclofenac Patch

    Patients apply the SAM Ultrasonic Diathermy Device daily for 1-4 hours of continuous therapeutic ultrasound at 3-megahertz (MHz) frequency and 0.132 Watts/cm\^2 with 2.5% Diclofenac patches.

    Also known as: ZetrOZ Ultrasound Device, Wearable Ultrasound Device, Long Duration Ultrasound, LITUS Device Wearable, Long Duration Low-Intensity Device

  • Drug2.5% Diclofenac Patches

    Topical pain relief-gel worn during treatment via SAM patch.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Pain Units on a Scale (0-10) 0 Being Least, 10 Being Worst Pain from Baseline

    Change in the self-described pain units on a scale by patient at baseline and post-treatment.

    Time frame: Through study completion, average of 12 weeks.

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • ZetrOZ Systems LLC
    Trumbull, Connecticut 06611, United States
    Recruiting
  • National Sports Medicine Institute
    Lansdowne, Virginia 20176, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 28, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05883241
Lead sponsor
ZetrOZ, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 31, 2023
Start date
Jun 1, 2023
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 28, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 28, 2025

Study contacts

George K. Lewis, Ph.D.
Contact
george@zetroz.com
8882029831
George K. Lewis, Ph.D.
principal investigator · ZetrOZ Systems

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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