Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on chronic mechanical low back pain patients,randomized controlled trial.

Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on pain intensity, pressure pain thershold, range of motion and functional disability in chronic mechanical low back pain patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202108838655474

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-16

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

conventional treatment program for chronic mechanical low back pain

extracorporeal shock wave therapy on chronic mechanical low back pain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients' age ranges from 20 to 40years old. • Patients are males and females. • BMI of all subjects were <30 Kg/m2. • Patients will be diagnosed as mechanical low back pain. • All patients are medically stable. • All patients should be conscious and ambulant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Obese patients with BMI <30 Kg/m2. • Pregnant or lactating woman. • Spinal pathology that could refer pain to lower limbs. • History of spinal fracture. • Structural discrepancy as leg length discrepancy. • Cognitive impaired patients. • Patients with history of epilepsy. • Patients with cardiac pacemaker.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
low back pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pressure pain threshold;lumbar flexion range of motion;functional disability	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactYasser Anis

assisstant professor of physical therapy for basic sciences

dryasser_com@yahoo.com01001743830

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026