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Evaluation of the effects of the use of a heat-massage program on spinal muscle pain in adult as compared to physical therapy (single center, randomized trial)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0004654
Lead Sponsor
Presbyterian Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1) Adult men and women with muscle pain on neck, upper back, and lower back
2) Subjects who are determined to be suitable in the screening test
3) Subjects who have received a detailed explanation of the study and completed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients with muscle pain due to diseases of other organs such as liver disease, cancer, rheumatic diseases, thyroid diseases, etc.
2) myopathy
3) Malignant tumor, spinal cord infection, or thrombosis
4) Skin disease and hypersensitivity
5) Spinal deformity or neurological abnormalities
- Above 20 degrees of Cobb’s angle in Scoliosis
- History of spinal fractures due to severe osteoporosis
6) Fail Back Syndrome after Spinal surgery
7) Risk of vertebral fractures
8) Reduced skin sensation
9) Those who have received other investigational drugs or are applying the investigational medical device 30 days before the start of the clinical trial
10) A person deemed inappropriate as a clinical trial subject when judged by the investigator

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Surface EMG
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Disability Index;Digital Pain Scale;Thermography;Ultrasonography;MULTIDIMENSIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORY - 20;Korean Occupational Stress Scale;Stress Response Inventory;Inbody;Sympathetic Skin Reponse;Beck Depression Inventory
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