Effect of Laser and Ultrasound in Pain and Disability in Women With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: Randomized Double-blinded Controled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 22
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain intensity
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The low level laser therapy has a better effect in decrease the pain than ultrasound therapeutic.
Detailed Description
The laser will be applied with the dosimetry 3 J/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, during 4 weeks. Before the women will be evaluate again.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •chronic low back pain
- •3,0 - 7,0 in the visual analogic scale
Exclusion Criteria
- •no use of medications
- •no other treatment
- •without fractures, pregnancy, psychiatric or neurologic disorders, diabetes, amputations
- •with diagnostic of low back pain
Arms & Interventions
laser
3 J/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine
Intervention: pulsatile ultrasound (Device)
laser
3 J/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine
Intervention: continuous ultrasound (Device)
pulsatile ultrasound
1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine
Intervention: continuous ultrasound (Device)
pulsatile ultrasound
1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine
Intervention: laser (Device)
continuous ultrasound
1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, three times in the week, during 10 sessions per four weeks.
Intervention: pulsatile ultrasound (Device)
continuous ultrasound
1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, three times in the week, during 10 sessions per four weeks.
Intervention: laser (Device)
control
no treatment.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain intensity
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Visual Analog Scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Disability(4 Weeks)
- Pain quality(4 weeks)
Investigators
Ana Paula Fernandes A. Rubira
Master
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital