Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of High-power Laser Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold in Subjects With Radicular Low Back Pain Due to Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Lead Sponsor:
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Radiculopathy, Lumbosacral Region
Radiculopathy Lumbar
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low back pain is the predominant cause of disability on a global scale. In the year 2015, the worldwide point prevalence of activity-limiting low back pain stood at 7·3%, suggesting that at any given ...
Detailed Description
Risk factors contributing to discopathy disorders encompass repeated asymmetric bending and straightening, which predominantly inflicts damage to the posterolateral portion of the disc. Age constitute...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The diagnosis of radicular low back pain, originating from an intervertebral disc herniation between the fourth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae, is confirmed by a neurosurgeon
- A minimum of 12 weeks have elapsed since the onset of symptoms. The patient experiences persistent pain or paraesthesia (numbness and/or tingling) in the lower back or both limbs, attributable to the herniation of the lumbar intervertebral disc impinging on the nerve root dermatome
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the patients reveal either protrusion or extrusion disc herniation.
Exclusion
- Local or systemic infection, rheumatic disease, diabetes
- Vertebral and sacroiliac joint dysfunction (Gillette test positive)
- Pregnancy
- History of previous surgery in the area
- Patients with MRI of spinal canal stenosis or spondylolisthesis
- Patients with vascular disorders, cancer and tumors and synovial cysts
- History of physiotherapy for at least the last 12 weeks
- sciatic nerve Contusion
- psychiatric illnesses
- Active trigger point of gluteus minimus muscle (diffuse sciatica-like pain)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 9 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 25 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06151704
Start Date
May 9 2022
End Date
December 25 2024
Last Update
September 18 2025
Active Locations (1)
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1
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, P.O. Box 4391-15875