Acute low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 100 participants with acute low back pain receive the intervention (foot reflex zone massage). Control group: 134 participants with acute low back pain will receive placebo interve
Other
E02.190.599.750.750
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Professional nursing staff of HU; presenting acute low back pain nursing professional active in hospital environment; present feet free of injury or healthy;age between 18 and 80 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjected to parallel treatment for relief of low back pain or complementary therapy; participation and some other research for tatramento of pain; present vascular disorders in lower limbs, varicose ulcers or thrombosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of acute low back pain of professional nursing staff, determined by the visual analog scale and intensity at pain evaluation (EVA) that is characterized by a similar scale to a ruler that contains a numeric markers line ranging from 0 to 10 and under figures are figures that symbolize the facial expression on the intensity of the pain. This pain is set to take (represented by the numbers 0 to 1), moderate (3 to 7) and intense (8 to 10). Applies the scale before and after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGrace;Graciela Sasso;de Medeiros
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina;Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed