Evaluation of the effect of Althaea officinalis ointment in chronic low back pain relief
Phase 3
- Conditions
- low back pain.Low back painM54.5
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210216050387N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Fasa University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
Patient informed consent
Doctor's approval
Back pain for more than three months
Pain intensity higher than 3 on the Visual Analogue Scale
Score higher than 4 in the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
Having surgery, fractures, dislocations and sprains in the spine
Diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, cancer, rheumatism, disc herniation, sciatica, inflammatory diseases, malignant tumors
Nervous system diseases and spinal cord injuries
Skeletal malformation
Severe structural disorder of the lower limbs and spine
Pregnancy
Injectable analgesics and corticosteroids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Beginning of the intervention - end of the intervention and 2 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention - end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention - end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Aneroid Sphygmomanometer.;Oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before intervention - end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Finger Pulse Oximeter.;Pulse rate. Timepoint: Before intervention - end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Finger Pulse Oximeter.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before intervention - end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Stopwatch.