Physiological Effects and Efficacy of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation on Healthy Individuals and Patients with Chronic Low Back Pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: M54.8; M54.9; M54.5; M79.1; F45.41; Other dorsalgia; Dorsalgia, unspecified; Low back pain; Myalgia

• Registration Number: DRKS00023782
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Orthopädie, Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-05-06
• Study Start: 2021-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Patient group: clinical diagnosis Low Back Pain, localised between the 12th rib and the inferior gluteal folds of 6 months or longer, ability to walk, age between 18 and 70 years.

Exclusion Criteria

acute inflammatory processes (spondylodiscitis, myositis, e.g.), acute or insufficiently recovered vertebral fractures, acute radicular syndromes with- or without sensorimotor deficits, intake of corticosteroids, cardiac pace makers, implantable pumps, metal implants in the area of the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine and the hip, psychiatric conditions, addiction and pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of somatosensory thersholds to evaluate processing of thermal and mechanical stimuli. Testing is perfomed before the first intervention and after the last intervention. Outcomes are elevated by Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective Pain Levels (Numeric Rating Scale 0-10)<br>Disability (Oswestry Disability Index)