Effect of Treatment Device for proprioceptive function in the elderly patients with chronic low back pain

Diagnosis and Treatment Device Based on Proprioceptive Approach for the Elderly Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain - DTPA for chronic low back pain for elderly patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs042200058

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-02

Start date

2021-04-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Chronic low back pain

Interventions

This device is used to perform proprioceptive function diagnosis for elderly people with chronic low back pain and to identify proprioceptor receptors with impaired function. A frequency-matched vib

D014732

Proprioception Low back pain Elderly people

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Low back pain lasting for more than 6 months. 2. Pain intensity visual analogue scale (VAS) more than 3. 3. No specific fidings for low bacl pain on ragiogram or MRI of the lumbar spine. 4. In proprioceptive function diagnosis, a decrease in proprioceptive function based on Z score <-1.0 is observed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Past history of vertebral fractrure within 1 year. 2. Persons who need asistence for standing. 3. Patients who has central nerve disease such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, brain or soinal tunorsa and cervical or thocacic myeloptahy. 4. Myogenic disease such as muscular dystrophy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intensity of low back pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in proprioceptive function Disability caused by low back pain	—

Contacts

Public ContactSakai Yoshihito

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

jsakai@ncgg.go.jp+81-562-46-2311

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026