Analgesic effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on patients with chronic back pai
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR202004888024754
- Lead Sponsor
- Charles Ikechukwu Ezema
- Brief Summary
The results showed that the reported PI values were significantly lower for TENS patient than sham-TENS patients at immediate post-treatment (M.D = -3, t = -6.616, p = 0.000) and 1 hr times (M.D = -3, t = -6.893, p = 0.000). However, there were no significant differences at 24 hrs or 48 hrs (or at baseline). The correlation between PI, ßE and ME was not significant. It was concluded that TENS application significantly reduces PI but does not cause any significant change in plasma concentration of ßE and ME in patients with CLBP.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
ambulatory male or female patients aged 20–70 years
who had been clinically diagnosed of CLBP resulting from lumbar spondylosis of not less than six months duration
with pain intensity NRS = 5
who were referred for physiotherapy,
previous use of therapeutic electrical stimulation modality
pregnancy
diabetes
prior lumbar spine surgery
history of cancer, cardiovascular, gynaecological, urological, and neurologic conditions
severe spinal orthopaedic conditions such as pott’s disease, disc protrusion, lumbar (spinal and foramina) stenosis, radiculopathy, and spondylolisthesis > 1 cm
skin lesions between L1 to L5
pain on vertical oscillatory thrust of any spinal vertebrae beyond L1 to L5
pain from hips and sacroiliac joints
implanted electronic device (pacemaker)
use of steroids and central nervous system stimulants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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