TECAR Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT07825298 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: RES-2026-051
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

TECAR Therapy; Low Back Pain

Keywords

Radiofrequency Therapy; TECAR Therapy; Rehabilitation; Back pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain Intensity Measured Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  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.

  Baseline, after 1 week and after 12 weeks

• Pain threshold measured using the pressure algometer.

  Pain threshold will be measured before and after treatment using a pressure algometer.

  Baseline, 1 week and after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• 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

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

SHAM COMPARATOR

Device: Control Group

TECAR Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Device: TECAR therapy

Interventions

Control Group DEVICE

Apply sham TECAR and physical therapy programmes, including core training exercises, myofascial release, and mobilisation exercises for three sessions per week for four weeks.

Control Group

TECAR therapy DEVICE

In addition to the programme given in the control group, the TECAR group, therapy was delivered using the TECAR device in resistive mode with a frequency of 500 kHz. A flexible, self-adhesive return electrode (10 cm × 18 cm) was placed on the abdomen as a reference electrode. The power output was gradually increased from approximately 30% to 60% of the device's maximum output (100 W), with adjustments based on patient-reported thermal feedback to ensure a consistent perception of mild to moderate warmth. Each quadrant of the lumbar region was treated for approximately 5 min, to 20 min per session

TECAR Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• localised pain between the 12th rib and the gluteal fold
• low back pain for more than three months

You may not qualify if:

• neuropathic pain extending along the lower limb
• previous spine surgery
• history of spine trauma or fracture,
• implanted pacemakers.
• pregnancy
• cancer
• systemic musculoskeletal diseases,
• neurodegenerative diseases.
• epilepsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead
• Human TECAR, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: collaborator
• Batterjee Medical College: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Batterjee Medical college

Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Back Pain

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2026
• First Posted: September 17, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): October 20, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 20, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 20, 2027
• Last Updated: September 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Locations

SA (1)