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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12626000978369
ACTRN12626000978369RecruitingNot Applicable

The effectiveness of different dose responses of shockwave therapy on pain, mobility, disability, and quality of life in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, MALAYSIA0 sites120 target enrollmentStarted: June 1, 2026Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
120

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 60 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • a) Adults aged 18–60 years
  • b) Physician Diagnosis of CNSLBP (More than 3 months)
  • c) The pain is typically located in the area between the costal margins (ribs) and
  • the gluteal folds.
  • a. Symptoms and Signs: The primary symptom is low back pain (LBP). This may
  • be included with or without referred leg pain (e.g., pain above the knee), as long
  • as it does not meet the criteria for a specific pathology like radiculopathy.
  • d) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score equal or more than 3/10
  • e) Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) equal or more than 30 %
  • f) Able to follow instructions and complete questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

  • a) Specific LBP causes: disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis,
  • ankylosing spondylitis, tumors, fractures, infections
  • b) Neurological deficits
  • c) Pregnancy
  • d) Contraindications to shockwave therapy (anticoagulant therapy, metal implants
  • in region, coagulation disorders, severe osteoporosis)
  • e) Severe psychological conditions that might confound the pain or treatment
  • response MINI Cog (e.g., severe depression, active substance abuse).

Arms & Interventions

Dose–Response Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) Program for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Intervention: Dose–Response Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) Program for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Investigators

Sponsor
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, MALAYSIA

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