Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy Versus Shock Wave Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Shock wave Therapy; Other: Low-level laser therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06487338
• Lead Sponsor: October 6 University

Brief Summary

A significant global source of disability is low back pain. Maladaptive variations in the level of activity in the lumbar musculature are one thing that could possibly contribute to persistent pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-25
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-27
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-05
• Primary Completion: 2024-08
• Study Completion: 2024-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients will suffer from mechanical low back pain
2. Age will range from 20 to 40 years
3. All patients will have BMI range from 20-24

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Exclusion Criteria

1. History of radicular pain
2. Lumbar disc prolapse.
3. Visual problems
4. History of previous lumbar surgery
5. BMI more than 24

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group B	Shock wave Therapy	Twenty patients will receive shock wave therapy 3 times per week for a month
Group A	Low-level laser therapy	Twenty patients will receive low-level laser therapy 3 times per week for a month

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry low back disability questionnaire	30 minutes	The Oswestry Disability Index (also known as the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use to measure a patient's permanent functional disability. The test is considered the 'gold standard' of low back functional outcome toolsFor each section the total possible score is 5: if the first statement is marked the section score = 0; if the last statement is marked, it = 5. If all 10 sections are completed the score is calculated as follows: Example: 16 (total scored) 50 (total possible score) x 100 = 32%; If one section is missed or not applicable the score is calculated: 16 (total scored) 45 (total possible score) x 100 = 35.5% Minimum detectable change (90% confidence): 10% points (change of less than this may be attributable to error in the measurement)
Back pain functional scale	20 minutes	The Back Pain Functional Scale (BPFS) is a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back painThis scale consists of a total score of 60. Moreover, the patient's score can be measured from the responses obtained on the Likert scale (0 to 5), and accordingly, a total score is summed up out of 60. Furthermore, the maximum score obtained indicates the maximum physical abilities of the patients. In addition, this scale also has an 'Adjusted score' ranging from 0 (0%)-unable to perform any activity to 60 (100%)-no difficulty in any activity
Visual analogue scale	5 minutes	Visual analogue scale (VAS) is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity, used to record patients' pain progression, or compare pain severity between patients with similar conditions.; Visual analogue scale (VAS) is most commonly a straight 100-mm line, without demarcation, that has the words "no pain" at the left-most end and "worst pain imaginable" (or something similar) at the right-most end.48 Patients are instructed to place a mark on the line indicating the amount of pain that they feel at the time of the evaluation. The distance of this mark from the left end is then measured, and this number is used as a numeric representation of the severity of the patient's pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

October 6 University; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt