Effects of Magnetic Tape Over Hip Cutaneous Nerves in Patients With Low Back Pain
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Francisco Selva
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Temperature
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A tape is applied over the inguinal skin nerves in people with low back pain. When placing the experimental tape, mobility should be improved and when the area is cooled with the tape, rotation should be limited again by inhibiting skin receptors. When returning to the initial temperature, you should improve the degrees of mobility again demonstrating that Magnetic tape only acts on the dermal receptors.
The possible variation of the range in movement is measured with the validated program for the measurement of angles, Kinovea® program. A kinesiology tape was used as a placebo tape and the magnetic tape was used in a randomized experimental way.
Detailed Description
Detailed Description:
A double-blind randomized clinical trial is designed where subjects with low back pain will be selected and blinded to recieve the Magnetic Tape® or placebo Tape. Likewise, the evaluator who puts the Magnetic Tape® does not know what material he is using, as it is supplied by another researcher.
The recommendations of the "Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials" (CONSORT) will be followed. All participants will receive a participant information sheet and sign informed consent. Patients aged 18 to 65 years with low back pain will be recruited from different private clinics in the city of Valencia, Spain.
The hypothesis is that when Magnetic Tape® comes into contact with electromagnetic fields such as those generated by living beings, due to the movement of electrical charges (ions), as defined by Ampere's Law, the domains of the tape are oriented or aligned in parallel with the external magnetic field creating a magnetic flux with a north pole and a south pole. This generated field in turn produces a magnetic induction proportional to the variation of the magnetic flux, as defined by the Faraday Law.
This electric potential produces a redistribution of the electric charge (ions) generating a magnetic field due to the orientation of the tape domains, then exerting a force on the moving charges within the electrolyte.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects with low back pain.
- •Subjects aged 18-65 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Tape allergies
- •Adhesive allergies
- •People with pacemakers
- •People who have any contraindication of electromagnetic fields
- •People with neurological diseases
- •Taking any medication that may interact with magnetic fields.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Temperature
Time Frame: first evaluation before placing the tapes. After cooling the bandaged area with both tapes. After recovery of local temperature.
an infrared thermometer will measure the temperature of the groin area in degrees centigrade
range on motion
Time Frame: first assessment before placing the tapes. After placing one of the tape. After placing the other tape. After cooling the bandaged area with both tape. After recovery of local temperature.
Maximum degrees of internal hip rotation measured with the Kinovea® program. Validated Video Program
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Francisco Selva
Principal Investigator
Clínica Dr. Francisco Selva