Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group wears innerwear with far-infrared blood circulation promotion effects for at least 8 hours daily during daytime hours for 4 weeks. The intervention group performed 10 to 15 min
Sponsors
Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals experiencing low back pain on three or more days per week for three months or longer
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who can touch the floor with their palms during the standing forward bend test, cannot agree to refrain from initiating other pain relief therapies during the trial period, are pregnant or may be pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, may exhibit allergic symptoms to the test product material, with skin abnormalities such as wounds, eczema, or irritation in areas where the test product will come into contact, with organic diseases such as herniated discs, experiencing numbness in the hands or feet, with a history of identified structural spinal abnormalities, with acute (painful) conditions such as spinal fractures or muscle strains, who have participated in another clinical trial within the past month or are currently participating in one, with a BMI of 28 or higher, presently receiving prescription medication for internal medical conditions, who cannot consent to the publication of trial footage for promotional purposes in a manner that prevents personal identification (e.g., by obscuring the face), currently receiving outpatient treatment for low back pain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire regarding low back pain before intervention and 4 weeks after (Numerical rating scale: NRS, Oswestry disability index: ODI, Pain Catastrophizing Scale: PCS, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: PSQI, and Karolinska Sleepiness Scale: KSS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spinal alignment and mobility assessment using Spinal Mouse, multifidus muscle thickness assessment using ultrasound imaging equipment, and spinal erector muscle tissue stiffness assessment using MyotonePRO before intervention and 4 weeks after | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYoshihiro Maekawa
Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Science Technology
Outcome results
None listed