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NCT01919268
Completed
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Effectiveness of the Addition of the Interferential Current to the Pilates Method in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo1 site in 1 country148 target enrollmentOctober 2013
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ConditionsChronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Sponsor
Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Enrollment
148
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Pressure pain threshold
Status
Completed
Last Updated
10 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the addition of the interferential current to Pilates method exercises in the treatment of 148 patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2013
End Date
February 2015
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral

Associate Professor

Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Sedentary patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain longer than 12 weeks
  • •Pain greater than three points in Pain Numerical Rating Scale

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Contra indications to physical exercise
  • •Serious spinal pathologies (e.g. tumors, fractures and inflammatory diseases)
  • •Nerve root compromise
  • •Pregnancy
  • •Infection and/or skin lesions at the site of the application of the interferential current
  • •Cardiac pacemaker
  • •Changes in sensitivity or allergy in the region of electrode placement
  • •Previous surgery on spine or physical therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain in the last six months
  • •Previous experience with the Pilates method

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pressure pain threshold

Time Frame: Six weeks after randomization

Pressure pain threshold will be evaluated using a pressure algometer

Pain intensity

Time Frame: Six weeks after randomization

Pain intensity will be measured by an 11-point Pain Numerical Rating Scale

Disability

Time Frame: Six weeks after randomization

Disability associated with low back pain will be measured by the 24-item Rolland Morris Disability Questionaire

Secondary Outcomes

  • Specific disability(Six weeks and six months after randomization)
  • Pain intensity(Six months after randomization)
  • Global impression of recovery(Six weeks and six months after randomization)
  • Kinesiophobia(Six weeks and six months after randomization)
  • Disability(Six months after randomization)

Study Sites (1)

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