Benefits of TECAR therapy given with good corrective back exercises in people with low back pain

Efficacy of capacitive and resistive transfer of energy (TECAR) therapy with therapeutic exercises in individuals with chronic mechanical low back pain - TECAR

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/02/063067

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention1: TECAR combined with therapeutic back exercises: Group A will be given TECAR therapy where capacitive mode will be given for 5 minutes and resistive mode will be given for 15 minutes for

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Numeric pain scale between 5 to 8, Roland Morris disability questionnaire score between 50 to 80 percentage, Modified Schober test positive, mechanical low back pain arising from spine, intervertebral disc and surrounding soft tissues.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with implants, known cases of cancer and abnormal cartilage growth, pregnant individuals, history of previous spine surgery and neuropathic pain, neurological conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinsons, history of psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain, Lumbar range of motion, disabilityTimepoint: week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of lifeTimepoint: week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pankaj Kumar Malik

Amity institute of health allied sciences, Amity university

pkmalik@amity.edu9899274238

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026