Short-term Effects of Exercise Program Versus Electropuncture in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

NCT03794869 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UAL-477
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluate the effectiveness that exists when performing a treatment based on a table of exercises for strengthening the lumbar muscles versus a treatment based on electropuncture in patients with chronic low back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Exercise Program; Electroacupuncture

Keywords

chronic low back pain; physical therapy; randomized clinical trial; exercise program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Algometry

  An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to pain.

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Goniometry

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

• Beck's Depression Inventory

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

• Visual Analog Scale

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

• Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index.

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

• Roland-Morrys' Questionnaire

  At baseline and immediate post-treatment

Study Arms (2)

Exercise program

EXPERIMENTAL

It will be consist in a program of lumbo-pelvic stabilization exercises and strengthening of the core: awareness of breathing, front and side plate abdominal, glute bridge/hip elevations, lift extended leg, pelvic tilt, hamstring stretch, strengthening lower abdominals, cat-camel posture, trunk rotations with flexed knees, rolling in sitting and lumbar extension with hip extensión in prone

Other: Percutaneous electrostimulation treatment (EPS)

Percutaneous electrostimulation treatment (EPS)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Apply dry needles in a tight band of some of the muscles that most affect the appearance of low back pain, such as: paravertebral, lumbar quadrate, gluteus medius and pyramidal, and administer analgesic microcurrents.

Other: Exercise program

Interventions

Percutaneous electrostimulation treatment (EPS) OTHER

Apply dry needles in a tight band of some of the muscles that most affect the appearance of low back pain, such as: paravertebral, lumbar quadrate, gluteus medius and pyramidal, and administer analgesic microcurrents.

Exercise program

Exercise program OTHER

It will be consist in a program of lumbo-pelvic stabilization exercises and strengthening of CORE.

Percutaneous electrostimulation treatment (EPS)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Chronic non-specific low back pain persisting ≥ 3 months.
• Age between 25 and 60 years.
• Not currently receiving physical therapy.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of lumbar stenosis.
• Presence of clinical signs of radiculopathy.
• Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis.
• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
• Treatment with corticosteroid or pharmachological medication within the paset 2 weeks.
• A history of spinal surgery.
• Central or peripheral nervous system disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Almeria: lead

Study Sites (1)

Almeria University

Almería, 04001, Spain

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Single-Blind
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD(Lecturer)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2019
• First Posted: January 7, 2019
• Study Start: April 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: April 16, 2018
• Study Completion: May 16, 2018
• Last Updated: January 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Locations

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