Shock wave therapy for chronic low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Low back pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13785224
• Lead Sponsor: Opole Medical School

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35689370/ (added 13/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-04
• Study Completion: 2020-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 27 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with discopathy of the L5-S1 spine segment with chronic pain lasting more than three months (diagnosis based on magnetic resonance imaging examination to determine the advancement of degenerative and inflammatory changes of the lumbar region [> Modic III])

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute low back pain
2. Sciatica episodes
3. Degenerative changes of cervical or thoracic region (individuals with lesions I° and II° according to Modic classification will not be excluded from the study, only degeneration III° will be a basis for exclusion)
4. Past fractures of the bone structures of the spine; spinal surgery
5. Cancer
6. Vertebra forward dislocation
7. Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
8. Cauda equina syndrome
9. Pregnancy
10. Acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases
11. Arrhythmia and pacemaker
12. Metal implants
13. Dermatological conditions in the area of ESWT application
14. Sensory deficits
15. Psychiatric disorders
16. Immunological diseases
17. Infections
18. Chronic drug use
19. Problems with the balance system
20. Central nervous system diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain assessed with the Visual-Analogue Scale and the Laitinen Pain Indicator Questionnaire at baseline, after treatment, and during follow-up visits at one and three months