The effect of ultrasound as a treatment for long lasting low back pain.

The Effect of Continuous Ultrasound on Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23904

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-15

Start date

2010-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

chronic low back pain

Interventions

Continuous therapeutic ultrasound therapy plus semi-supervised exercise program versus placebo ultrasound plus semi-supervised exercise program. Subjects in each group will receive 10 sessions of tr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with NSLBP who have pain for more than 3 months will be eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with underling systematic or visceral disease and specific conditions such as neoplasm, fractures, spondylolysthesis, spondylolysis, spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis, previous low back surgery, and pregnancy will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Paravertebral muscle fatigue during a Beiring-Sorensen test; 2. Lumbar flexion and extension range of motion using modified modified Schober method.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Functional disability due to low back pain, measured by the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; 2. Pain intensity measured by the visual analog scale (VAS); 3. Functional rating index (FRI).	—

Contacts

Public ContactNicholas Henschke

van der Boechorstraat 7

n.henschke@vumc.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)