Cryotherapy and TENS on Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical

• Registration Number: NCT03248505
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

This study aim analyze the immediate effects of conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Burst TENS combined or not with cryotherapy in patients with non-specific low back pain.

All subjects will be submitted to an evaluation of the painful sensation, through the numerical rating scale, and pain threshold, through algometry, before, immediately after the intervention and 25 minutes after.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-29
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2018-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 18 and 50 years;
• Have chronic non-specific low back pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis);
• Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others);
• Fibromyalgia
• Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks;
• Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours;
• Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance);
• Score of three or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day;
• Pregnancy;
• Ice allergy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Painful sensation	Evaluation of pain sensation 25 minutes after the application of the intervention.	Pain sensation measured by pain numerical rating scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte; 🇧🇷 Natal, RN, Brazil