low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
The search will be performed with individuals who have low back pain, the aim is to observe which pain relief method is most effective, and this will be evalueted throught scientifically validated ins
Other
H02.004
Sponsors
Hospital Universitário (HU) da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
CNPq- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both genders; aged between 20 and 55; to have nonspecific low back pain for at least 3 months ago; paid work for at least 8 hours per week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients performing physical therapy or any other method of treatment, pregnant women or mothers who gave birth in the last 3 months; important deformities and / or amputations of lower limbs (LL); low back pain due to infections; tumors; osteoporosis; rheumatoid arthritis; vertebral fracture; radiculopathy or inflammatory processes; skin lesions in the affected region; and infections assets; other nervous or dermal tissue disease affecting the lower back; surgery or invasive examinations of the spine in the last 3 months; inability to understand the instructions or consent for the study; psychiatric diseases; neurological disorders (eg. stroke; Parkinson's; Alzheimer's; brain tumor; dementia; multiple sclerosis; substance abuse) or lung such as chronic obstruction oxygen dependent; which could seriously affect the test results; heart disease such as cardiac arrhythmia; angina pectoris; congestive aca card failure; decompensated hypertension; severe comorbidity; contraindication for the use of electroacupuncture, such wounds.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improving the quality of life, reducing depression, anxiety, disability and negative expectations related to pain. To evaluate these variables will be used: the Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), Disability Questionnaire Roland Morris (QIRM), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), the Beck Depression (BDI), Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI), Catastrophizing Scale of Pain and Tampa kinesiophobia Scale. And for finding the expected outcomes, it will be considered a variation of at least 5% in each scale and used questionnaire before and after treatment. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain reduction in patients undergoing treatment with analgesic currents. For evaluating the reduction of pain, will be used the numeric scale of 11 points, pressure pain threshold, Mcgill pain questionnaire, temporal summation test and conditioned pain modulation test. And, for determining the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% in each test, Scale and questionnaire used pre and post intervention will be considered. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJosimari DeSantana
Hospital Universitário (HU) da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Outcome results
None listed