chronic low back pain low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
1) rPMS
Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation of the lumbar multifidus muscles in patients with chronic low back pain for 20 minutes per session, twice a week for 8 weeks, for a total of 16 sessi
Sponsors
Ishikawa Aiko
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic low back pain Subjects who meet the following selection criteria 1) Adults between 60 and 85 years old 2) More than 3 months have passed since the onset of low back pain 3) They are in stable general condition (stable vital signs) 4) Want to receive exercise therapy for low back pain 5) Have given a full explanation of the study and have given written consent of their own free will 6) Able to visit the hospital according to the research schedule
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons who meet any of the following criteria 1) Have a cardiac pacemaker, cardiac prosthetic valve, or indwelling cardiac catheter 2) Have NYHA II degree or higher heart failure 3) Have apparent intracranial hypertension 4) Have a medical pump 5) Dependent on intravascular or extracorporeal life support devices 6) May have metal fragments or ferromagnetic materials in the body 7) Have a cochlear implant 8) Have a history of syncope 9) Have a history or family history of epilepsy or seizures 10) Have unhealed burns or skin lesions in the lumbar region 11) Have a tumor, infection, fracture, or other low back pain that requires immediate attention 12) There are conditions such as spinal canal stenosis and lumbar disc herniation that are indications for surgery 13) Severe neuromuscular disease 14) Severe dementia, severe psychiatric illness 15) Other conditions deemed inappropriate by the physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective pain intensity of low back pain: The change in the Visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after intervention (T0/T1) (Assessment points T0: before intervention, T1: after intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Subjective pain intensity of low back pain: change in T0 (before intervention), T1 (after intervention), and T2 (1 month after intervention) before and after each stimulation on the Visual analogue scale (VAS), and the amount and rate of change in each (excluding 1) 2) Lumbar spine MRI (lumbar muscle mass): T0, T2, and T0/T2 change and rate of change 3) Full body stereoradiography: T0, T2 and T0/T2 change and rate of change 4) Perception and pain quantitative analysis (Pain VisionTM): T0, T1, T2, and amount and rate of change for each 5) Center of gravity sway and center of gravity range of motion in standing position: T0, T1, T2, and amount and rate of change for each 6) Body weight and body composition (body composition analyzer): T0, T1, T2, and amount and rate of change for each 7) Related questionnaires: T0, T1, T2, and amount and rate of change for each a. Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) b. Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11) c. Central sensitization scale: Short form Central Sensitization Inventory Japanese version (Assessment points T0: before intervention, T1: after intervention, T2: 1 month after intervention) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAiko Ishikawa
Juntendo University School of Medicine Juntendo Hospital
Outcome results
None listed