Effects of electroacupuncture on low back pai
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- Conditions
- ow back painC23.888.592.612.107.400
- Registration Number
- RBR-9w54gd
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Luterana do Brasil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Medical prescription for physiotherapeutic treatment in unspecified low back pain;
Having signed the informed consent form (ICF);
History of low back pain for more than three months;
Do not be carrying out any type of treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
Three attendance absences;
Have performed surgery on the lumbar spine;
Complementary exams that show an intervertebral degenerative process.
Irradiation to one of the lower limbs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain improvement, through the visual analog scale (VAS). In order to use VAS, the patient must be asked about his / her degree of pain, with zero meaning total absence of pain and ten means the maximum level of pain that can be supported.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are not expected
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