Effect of sensorimotor training and brain electrical stimulation on chronic low back pain treatment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain.
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
M51.17

Registration Number: IRCT20211222053484N1

Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Suffering from LBP for more than 6 (m) or experience LBP in 3 courses for more than 1 (w) in past 12 (w)
Unilateral radicular pain secondary to disc herniation L4/L5 and L5/S1 diagnosed with MRI
Being positive of slump test or straight leg raise test or Lasegues’s test
Pain from anterior lateral part of leg to back area of the leg associated with L4/L5 dermatome to the posterior part of the leg and heel and lateral part of the foot
Average pain score = 4
Oswestry disability index = 4
Age range between 20 and 55 years
Both genders

Exclusion Criteria

Having history of brain tumor, brain injury or brain stroke
Having a history of cognitive disorders based on Mini-Mental Status Examination Scale (Mental Status Examination Scale < 24)
Having history of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
Having history of structural disorders or deformities such as scoliosis or kyphosis and hyper lordosis
Having history of spinal cord fractures
Having history of neurological disease such as Parkinson, Alzheimer or cerebellum disorders
Having history of scratches or cut on the scalp
Having sensory disorders or lack of sense
Having history of seizure
Being pregnant
Having implantation or pulse maker
Having history of dermal infection
Having history of surgical procedure
Having history of visual disorders
Having history of vestibular disorders
Having history of depression

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evels below N80 and N150 as the mean of sensory evoked potential amplitude. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the 12th session. Method of measurement: By recording sensory evoked potential using EMG / NCV / EP5000 Q.;Active motor threshold of multifidus muscle and transverse abdominis / oblique internal. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the 12th session. Method of measurement: TMS device model MagPro X100.;Active motor evoked potential amplitude of multifidus muscle and transverse abdominis / oblique internal. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the 12th session. Method of measurement: TMS device model MagPro X100.;Lumbar movement control. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the 12th session. Method of measurement: Clinical test (Luomajoki index).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the twelfth session. Method of measurement: By Visual Analogue scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Before the first session and 48 hours after the twelfth session. Method of measurement: Through the Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire.