Low Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic nonspecific low back pain is a major health and socioeconomic responsible for a high rate of employee absenteeism and reduced functional performance. The use of acupuncture as an alternative therapy in the treatment of low back pain and electroacupuncture to enhance the treatment has been effective; however, there is little evidence of the effectiveness of one over the other.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of acupuncture and electroacupuncture as an alternative therapy in patients with chronic low back pain to be able to identify whether electroacupuncture has more benefits than just acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain to be more widespread with scientific. METHOD: Sixty subjects will be randomized into two groups: Group Acupuncture treatment of low back pain (AG) and Group Acupuncture with the use of electroacupuncture (EG). The primary clinical outcomes will be pain, assessed with the numerical pain scale and McGill Pain Questionnaire and disability assessed with Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes will be measured with global perception scale of global perceived effect, quality of life using the Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36), Beck Depression (Beck Depression Inventory BDI), Flexibility, kinesiophobia and through bank Wells. The groups will be treated with two weekly sessions lasting about an hour, 6 weeks, totaling 12 sessions. The outcomes will be achieved in the final and initial ratings after six months of treatment completion. Data will be collected by a blinded examiner who also has made the allocation of patients to groups.
Interventions
DEVICEAcupuncture
Acupuncture Group, which will hold acupuncture needles brand Dong Bang 20x15 in specific spots for the treatment of low back pain.
DEVICEElectroacupuncture (device 585)
Electro will be added through the use of electrical stimulation to the Electro Accurate use of the device 585 at the same points Pulse.
Sponsors
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic low back pain (pain for more than three months) * Be between 20-60 years
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with severe spinal * Previous surgeries or scheduled * Herniated Disc * Rheumatic disease or infection * pregnancy * metal implants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 6 weeks | Pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and McGill Pain Questionnaire |
| Functional Disability | 6 weeks | Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Global Perceived Effect | 6 weeks | Global Perceived Effect Scale |
| Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) | 6 weeks | Self-applied questionnaire of 17 items, which was developed to measure the fear of movement due to cLBP. Each question has 4 4 response options (strongly disagree, agree, and strongly agree) with scores respectively ranging from 1 to 4 points. |
| Third finger to the ground | 6 weeks | Third finger of the hand to the ground test to assess the flexibility of the posterior chain. |
| Beck Depression | 6 weeks | Beck Depression Inventory BDI |
| Quality of life | 6 weeks | Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactAmélia P Marques, PHD
Backup ContactJosielli Comachio
Outcome results
None listed