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Clinical Trials/IRCT20210822052250N1
IRCT20210822052250N1Not yet recruitingPhase 2

Effects of magnetotherapy and lumbar traction on the patients of sciatica

Green international University0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
60

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
25 years to 60 years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Having mechanical neck pain more than three months and less than two years
  • age between 25 and 60 years
  • having normal laboratory test results
  • absence of fracture, dislocation, tumor or infection on radiological investigation
  • pain severity of at least 4/10 according to the visual analog scale (VAS)
  • willingness to sign the informed consent form.
  • Presence of disc bulge, protrusion or herniation at L4-L5, and L5-S1 level

Exclusion Criteria

  • pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • having a cardiac pacemaker implanted
  • metal implant or electronic device in any part of body
  • a prior trauma (whiplash), surgical or algological intervention in lumbar area
  • history or suspicion of any malignancy
  • presence of inflammatory joint pain or diagnosis of a rheumatic disease
  • presence of an open superficial wound
  • presence of more severe pain in any part of body other than low back pain
  • an advanced stage mood disorder, a neurological disorder (multiple sclerosis, syringomyelia, or Parkinson’s disease)
  • radiographical Grade =2 spondylolisthesis, spinal instability or advanced spondylarthrosis
  • physical therapy for back pain within the last six months
  • a history of drug use other than paracetamol (NSAIDs, centrally acting and narcotic analgesics) or discontinuation of such drugs less than three months before the enrolment.

Investigators

Sponsor
Green international University

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