Question follow-through · 106877

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE has been asked to evaluate Scrambler Therapy for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
21 Jan 2026
Answer
26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE has been asked to evaluate Scrambler Therapy for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not been asked to evaluate scrambler therapy for complex regional pain syndrome. Topics for new or updated guidance are considered through the NICE prioritisation process and under this proc...

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