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The effectiveness of warm therapy and cold therapy on acute back pain

The effectiveness of heat and cold therapy on acute back pain in patients referred to Orthopaedic Clinic of Kashani hospital in Shahrekord

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201303106480N5
Enrollment
87
Registered
2013-04-18
Start date
2013-03-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Acute back pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Under treatment with oral naproxen 500 mg twice daily and warm water bag daily for 20 minutes twice in a week. Intervention 2: Under treatment with 500 mg Naproxen twice daily and und
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Under treatment with oral naproxen 500 mg twice daily and warm water bag daily for 20 minutes twice in a week
Under treatment with 500 mg Naproxen twice daily and under treatment with ice for 20 minutes in a day, twice in a week
Treated with oral naproxen 500 mg twice a day for one week

Sponsors

Deputy of Research Affairs, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients (men and women) who are between 20 and 50 years old suffering from acute low back pain (LBP); back pain in patients is less than one month ) referred to the orthopedic clinic; willingness to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: history of those diseases, including: cardiovascular, kidney, lung, endocrinology and metabolism diseases and etc; patients who had a history of trauma; patients who consumed other medications to relieve pain other than Naproxen; patients who were treated with physiotherapy and patients with unwillingness to continue treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 15th, 8th, 30th day after intervention. Method of measurement: McGill standard questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Morteza Dehghan

Shahrekord University OF Medical Sciences

dehghan_mortaza@yahoo.com+98 38 1226 4835

Outcome results

None listed

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