chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The clinical diagnosis was chronic non-specific chronic low back pain, with intermittent or persistent pain between the 12th rib of the low back and the subgluteal crease for >=12 weeks; 2. Aged between 18 and 45 years; 3. Visual analogue scale (VAS) score >=3 points; 4. Open your right hand; 5. No neurological disease; 6. No drug treatment related to chronic lumbago in the past 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Chronic low back pain due to spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, vertebral fracture, osteoporosis, tumor, tuberculosis, severe or progressive scoliosis, rheumatic immune/inflammatory disease (lumbar MRI should be completed for each subject with chronic low back pain); 2. Dysmenorrhea, postpartum chronic low back pain or recent/current pregnancy; 3. A history of lumbar surgery within the past 2 years, or a history of lower back or shoulder injury within the past 1 year; 4. Severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension and blood pressure over 160/100mmHg; 5. Cancer or unexplained weight loss; 6. Mental illness; 7. Cognitive impairment, illiteracy or communication impairment; 8. Other contraindications to transcranial magnetic stimulation (metal implants in the body, previous seizure or anticonvulsant use) or other conditions that are not compatible with this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain rating scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University