chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
tsDCS group:(1) tsDCS treatment, 20 minutes each time, 5 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks
(2) Exercise therapy, including activation training, static stability training, dynamic stability training and activation training, 30 minutes each time, 5 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks.
sham group:(1) sham stimulation, 20 minutes each time, 5 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks
Sponsors
Rehabilitation Department,First Affiliated Hospital of Military Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 18-60 years old, gender is not limited; (2) low back pain lasting at least 12 weeks, at least once a week; (3) Visual analog scale (VAS), 3=VAS < 7; (4) Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), ODI=12%;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Specific low back pain caused by definite pathological changes in the lumbar spine, such as discogenic low back pain, ankylosing spondylitis, spinal tumors, visceral diseases, and spinal trauma; (2) Acute or chronic musculoskeletal system pain in other parts of the body; (3) Skin damage at any treatment site (broken or infected skin); (4) Use of implantable electronic devices (such as pacemakers); (5) Highly conductive metals in any part of the body (e.g. electrical/metal implants, internal fixation devices, etc.); (6) History of seizures in the past 36 months; (7) Use of painkillers, psychotropic drugs or alcohol abuse history; (8) Women who are menstruating, pregnant or preparing for pregnancy; (9) Those who do not want to sign the informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain;Muscle strength and Activation;Balance and Proprioception;Magnetic resonance imaging;Patient-reported outcomes; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJingming Hou
The First Affiliated Hospital of Military Medical University
Outcome results
None listed