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NCT Number: NCT05753514

Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) for Coccydynia: a Quasi-experimental Case Series

The aim of this study was to assess whether a pain-adapted protocol of rESWT is effective in treating coccydynia.

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Key information

Conditions

Coccyx Injury

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18 years
  • VAS pain level ≥6
  • Diagnosis of coccydynia (persistent pain in the coccygeal area consistent with coccydynia)

Exclusion criteria

  • Age <18 years
  • Local or systemic neurological disease
  • Rheumatological disease
  • Malignant disease
  • Previous spinal surgery or spinal disease
  • Coagulopathies
  • Pregnancy
  • VAS pain level <6
  • Recent (≤6 weeks) trauma to the coccyx

Treatment and study plan

ESWT

Other

ESWT

Primary outcomes

  1. Management of coccydynia

    Time frame: 12 months

    Management of coccydynia (pain in the coccyx). The main presenting symptom is pain. its management is the primary goal of treatment. The pain VAS was used to monitor patient response and clinical improvement throughout treatment, with patients ranking the severity of their pain at rest, between "no pain" (0) and "worst imaginable pain" (10). Patients were asked their pain level before treatment at each session; although, this did not form part of our formal data collection. Treatment continued until patients reported a VAS pain level ≤3, at which point they were discharged from the clinic.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Barts & The London NHS Trust

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 3, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2023

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