Status:
UNKNOWN
Cryotherapy and TENS on Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Conditions:
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aim analyze the immediate effects of conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Burst TENS combined or not with cryotherapy in patients with non-specific low back p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged between 18 and 50 years;
- Have chronic non-specific low back pain.
Exclusion
- Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis);
- Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others);
- Fibromyalgia
- Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks;
- Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours;
- Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance);
- Score of three or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day;
- Pregnancy;
- Ice allergy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 29 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03248505
Start Date
May 29 2017
End Date
February 1 2018
Last Update
August 14 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59140-840