Effect of cerebral and peripheral electrical stimulation on non-specific chronic low back pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: Chronic non-specific low back pain.
Dorsalgia, unspecified

Registration Number: IRCT20140705018362N3

Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 30-50 years
A history of non-specific chronic Low Back Pain for at least six months
OR a history of three episodes of Low Back Pain in the last year which were associated with activity limitation for more than 3 days or had required medical intervention
Pain intensity greater than 30 based on 100 mm visual pain Scale

Exclusion Criteria

A history of non-cured systemic diseases including musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, hormonal diseases, and malignancies
?A history of neurological disorders such as a headache, Seizure, polyneuropathy
A history of psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and phobia
Addiction and alcoholism
Taking medications that affect brain activity
Brain implant
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
A history of low back surgery
A history of trauma to lower back in the last year
Herniated disk with clinical or/and imaging sign of nerve root involvement
A history of treatment by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and/or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the last six months
Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Oswestry Disability Index Score. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Questionnaire.;The absolute power of the brain activity. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Quantitative electroencephalography.;The relative power of the brain activity. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Quantitative electroencephalography.;Functional Level. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Sit-to-Stand and Up and Go tests.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umbar flexion range of motion. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, and one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: Schober Test.;Pressure Pain Threshold. Timepoint: One day before the treatment, and one day, ten days and one month after the treatment. Method of measurement: An algometry device.