Effect of TECAR Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomised Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pain Intensity Measured Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy is more effective than traditional physiotherapy alone for reducing pain and functional disability and improving physical performance in adults with chronic low back pain.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce pain intensity compared with traditional physiotherapy alone? Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce functional disability? Does adding TECAR therapy improve core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity?
Participants will:
Receive 12 treatment sessions of either traditional physiotherapy with TECAR therapy or traditional physiotherapy alone.
Have their pain intensity and functional disability assessed before and after treatment.
Have their core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity assessed before and after treatment.
详细描述
Chronic low back pain is a common musculoskeletal condition that can affect pain, daily activities, and physical function. Traditional physiotherapy is commonly used in the management of chronic low back pain; however, additional treatment approaches may be used to enhance treatment outcomes.
TECAR therapy is a non-invasive physical therapy modality that uses radiofrequency electromagnetic energy to deliver therapeutic effects to the treated tissues. It has been proposed as an adjunct to conventional physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate whether adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy provides additional benefits compared with traditional physiotherapy alone in adults with chronic low back pain. The study will compare changes in clinical and physical performance outcomes between the two treatment approaches following the treatment period.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •localised pain between the 12th rib and the gluteal fold
- •low back pain for more than three months
排除标准
- •neuropathic pain extending along the lower limb
- •previous spine surgery
- •history of spine trauma or fracture,
- •implanted pacemakers.
- •pregnancy
- •systemic musculoskeletal diseases,
- •neurodegenerative diseases.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group
干预措施: Control Group (Device)
TECAR Group
干预措施: TECAR therapy (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Pain Intensity Measured Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
时间窗: Baseline, after 1 week and after 12 weeks
Low back pain will be measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the treatment. VAS is a scale ranging from 0 to 10 where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates severe pain.
Pain threshold measured using the pressure algometer.
时间窗: Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks
Pain threshold will be measured before and after treatment using a pressure algometer.
次要结局
- Back range of motion measured using BROM device.(Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
- Functional disability measured using the Oswestry Disability Index(Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
- Quality of Life Measured Using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)(Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
- Core Muscle Endurance Measured Using the McGill Core Endurance Test(Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
- Back Proprioception Measured Using the Back Range of Motion (BROM) Device(Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
- Aerobic Capacity Measured Using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)(baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks)
研究者
Olfat Ibrahim Ali
Professor
Cairo University