The Effectiveness of Short-term Massage Versus Trabert Current Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 主要终点
- pain intensity measured by NRS (numerical rating scale)
研究概览
简要总结
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is still a frequent health problem. Recurrance of symptoms leads to high absence at work. It was proved in previous studies that low back manual massage has a significant impact on pain reduction. Trabert current (TC) is common physical modality used in rehabilitation of patients with LBP. The aim of study was to assess the effectiveness of manual massage in comparison to TC in patients with LBP.
Methods: Sixty patients with LBP were enrolled in to the study. In all patients discopathy and spondyloarthrosis were diagnosed. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: massage (I=30) and TC (II=30) therapy. The procedures were performed for ten days. Pain intensity was assessed by Numerical Rating Scale. Quality of life and the degree of disability were evaluated by Oswestry Disability Index and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.
Results: In both groups pain reduction and functional improvement were observed after therapy. However, better results were noticed in group I.
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
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •confirmed in X-ray spondyloarthrotic changes in lumbar area of spine
- •pain of lumbar area lasting than 1 year
排除标准
- •cardiac rythm disturbances
- •cardiac pacemaker
- •heart failure
- •pulmonary embolism
- •atherosclerosis
- •neoplasmatic diseases
- •skin lesions or purulent changes in the area of procedure
- •pregnancy
- •advanced osteoporosis
- •spine fractures
研究组 & 干预措施
Patients with manual massage therapy
30 patients were randomly assigned to massage therapy. The procedures were performed for ten days, with weekend break. Manual massage of lumbar area was performed by certified massage therapist with the typical course of the procedure. The technique was consisted of stroking, kneading, grinding, patting and shaking. The procedure lasted twenty minutes.
干预措施: Manual massage (Other)
Patients with Trabert current therapy
30 patients were randomly assigned to Trabert current therapy. The Trabert current was administered by 143 frequency, time of 2 ms impulse, time of break 5 ms. The current was generated by Pulsotronic ST-6D device (ZAMED©). The electric pads were placed on the lumbar area, in the middle part of spine. The anode in the lower part, near to buttocks. The intensity of current was regulated between 15-25 mA. The time of procedure lasted fifteen minutes.
干预措施: Trabert current (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
pain intensity measured by NRS (numerical rating scale)
时间窗: NRS was measured before and after 10 days massage and Trabert current therapy groups
Numerical raitng scale (NRS) are psychometric measuring instruments designed to document the characteristics of disease-related symptom severity in individual patients and use this to achieve a rapid (statistically measurable and reproducible) classification of symptom severity and disease control. NRS is10-point scale, where 0=no pain and 10=worst possible pain.
次要结局
- quality of life measured by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)(ODI was measured before and after 10 days massage and Trabert current therapy groups)