Study Comparing Cortical Function and Dysfunction Tests in Low Back Pain
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Device: transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Registration Number
- NCT00924495
- Lead Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore the cortical regulation of the paraspinal muscles in chronic low back pain. These (possible) changes in regulatory mechanisms are being compared to other motor control tests in order to determine whether correlations are found. Furthermore the patients are being treated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and tested afterwards. The purpose is to find out if rTMS-therapy is capable of normalizing motor control deficits.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
- chronic nonspecific low back pain for at least six months
- male gender
- age 25-50 yrs
- average pain during last week 4-8/10 by VAS
- Oswestry disability index 20-80 %
Exclusion Criteria
- former spinal operations
- rheumatic disease, marked spondylolysis and -olisthesis, other diseases that markedly reduce physical or psychological performance, history of epilepsy, history of taking epileptic or strong opioid drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cortical function transcranial magnetic stimulation Activity/inhibition of the cortex Cortical regulation transcranial magnetic stimulation -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between cortical activity and other motor control tests day 1 and day 19
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effect of rTMS-therapy for clinical outcome and motor control tests day 19, 1 month, 2 months, 1 year
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kuopio University Hospital
🇫🇮Kuopio, Finland