Efficacy of Motor Control and Diathermy Treatment in Acute Low Back Pain

University of Alcala22 enrolled

Overview

Lumbar pain is considered one of the most frequent health problems faced by human populations on a global scale. This study will be carried out to evaluate the efficiency of motor control treatments combined with diathermy in patients diagnosed with acute lower back pain, focusing upon the potential for accelerated patient recuperation if both treatments are applied simultaneously and jointly.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

microwave diathermyDEVICE

Application of microwave diathermy with Monopolar CapacitiveResistive Radiofrequency Therapy (INDIBA)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Acute low back pain (no more of 4 weeks) * Spanish speaker * Between 18-65 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients in whom diathermy is a contraindicated therapy * Pacemaker * Pregnant * Not intact skin * Thrombophlebitis * Hypotension * Anticoagulated patient or with local surgical intervention

Locations (1)

FisioWork

San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain

An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by nerve endings of nociceptive neurons. The measurement tool that will be used is Visual Analog Scale. This scale is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity. It has a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal line with an interval of 10 points, where 1 is the minimum intensity of pain the patient can endure and 10 is the maximum intensity of pain the patient can endure.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Disability

Determination of the degree of a physical patient´s handicap. The measurement tool that will be used is Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. This questionnaire is used to establish physical disability degree of people with non specific acute low back pain. It has 24 questions the patient should point out to determinate his/her limitation for make normal activities.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Satisfaction

To evaluate the assessment of the satisfaction regarding the attention and quality of the services received and the degree of compliance with the patient's expectations about the treatment. The measurement tool that will be used is Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. This questionnaire is used to evaluate patient's satisfaction with the care and quality of the health services received. It has 8 items from 1 to 4 points (where 1 is the minimum satisfaction and 4 is the maximum satisfaction) to assess the satisfaction degree.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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