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NCT Number: NCT03386084

Efficacy of Motor Control and Diathermy Treatment in Acute Low Back Pain

Lumbar pain is considered one of the most frequent health problems faced by human populations on a global scale.

This study will be carried out to evaluate the efficiency of motor control treatments combined with diathermy in patients diagnosed with acute lower back pain, focusing upon the potential for accelerated patient recuperation if both treatments are applied simultaneously and jointly.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

FisioWork

San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, 28703, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Acute low back pain (no more of 4 weeks)
  • Spanish speaker
  • Between 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients in whom diathermy is a contraindicated therapy
  • Pacemaker
  • Pregnant
  • Not intact skin
  • Thrombophlebitis
  • Hypotension
  • Anticoagulated patient or with local surgical intervention

Treatment and study plan

microwave diathermy

Device

Application of microwave diathermy with Monopolar CapacitiveResistive Radiofrequency Therapy (INDIBA)

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by nerve endings of nociceptive neurons.

    The measurement tool that will be used is Visual Analog Scale. This scale is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity. It has a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal line with an interval of 10 points, where 1 is the minimum intensity of pain the patient can endure and 10 is the maximum intensity of pain the patient can endure.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disability

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    Determination of the degree of a physical patient´s handicap. The measurement tool that will be used is Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. This questionnaire is used to establish physical disability degree of people with non specific acute low back pain. It has 24 questions the patient should point out to determinate his/her limitation for make normal activities.

  2. Satisfaction

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    To evaluate the assessment of the satisfaction regarding the attention and quality of the services received and the degree of compliance with the patient's expectations about the treatment.

    The measurement tool that will be used is Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. This questionnaire is used to evaluate patient's satisfaction with the care and quality of the health services received. It has 8 items from 1 to 4 points (where 1 is the minimum satisfaction and 4 is the maximum satisfaction) to assess the satisfaction degree.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alcala

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Motor Control Treatment Combined With Resistive Capacitive Diathermy in Acute Low Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 29, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 6, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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