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A prospective, randomized, controlled, single centre trial to assess the efficacy and safety of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

A prospective, randomized, controlled, single centre trial to assess the efficacy and safety of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-17012641
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-09-11
Start date
2017-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-10-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

chronic non-specific low back pain

Interventions

drugs group:Loxoprofen sodium (3times 60 mg per day) for four weeks.Eperisone (3 times 50mg per day) for wour weeks
the rESWT group:1.One rESWT session per week
2.4 × 1000 rESWs per session (1000rESWs each applied to the left and the right paravertebrate muscles above L3 to S1 using the 36-mm applicator, plus 1000rESWs each applied to the left and the right s
the rESWT plus L-E drugs group:In combination, the specific treatment method is the same as above

Sponsors

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Willingness of the patient to participate in the study, and written informed consent signed and personally dated by the patient; 2. Aged between 18 and 80 years; 3. Both male and female with non-specific low back pain for more than three month; 4. Subjects were able to follow the drug dose and visit plan; 5. Can describe the symptoms objectively, can cooperate actively, without any mental disorders; 6. No contraindications for rESWT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The general situation is poor, cannot objectively describe the symptom, or has the serious infection, the respiratory function is not complete, cannot cooperate actively; 2. Contraindications of L-E drug treatment; 3. Previous spinal fracture or spinal surgery; 4. Protrusion of a lumbar intervertebral disk, ankylosing spondylitis, scoliosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis and lumbar spondylolysisotreatment of patients with local tumors; 5. treatment of patients with local bacterial and/or viral infections (including lumbar vertebral tuberculosis); 6. treatment of patients with blood-clotting disorders (including local thrombosis)otreatment of patients treated with oral anticoagulations; 7. treatment of patients treated with local corticosteroid applications in the time period of six weeks before the first rESWT session (if applicable); 8. Patients with severe peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, asthma, cardiovascular disease, etc; 9. suspect or do have a history of drug abuse; 10. treatment of pregnant or lactating women; 11. Participation in any other clinical trial in the time period of 12 weeks before potential inclusion in the proposed study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PSEQ;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NRS;PHQ-9;OLDPDQ;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhiying Feng

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

fzy1972@zju.edu.cn+86 13989881666

Outcome results

None listed

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