Chronic low back pain.
Conditions
Interventions
The tapings will use placed on the patients using different tensions: Group 1 - no tension
Group 2 - tension defined by the clinical jugdement of the therapist. Both groups will receive eight sessions of treatment (i.e. twice a week with a two-day interval between them) over four weeks.
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo
Equipe Ricardo Takahashi
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chronic low back pain in patients that were seeking care; patients with chronic low back pain from the community; Patients with a pain intensity level of at least 3 points on a 0-10 Pain Numerical Rating Scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with any contra-indication for the interventions (i.e. lumbar stenosis, spinal fractures, cancer, acute infections, lumbar osteoporosis, acute rheumatic conditions, any bleeding diseases, spinal tuberculosis, and deep venous trombosis, allergy or intolerance to the material).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients will be assessed with regards to pain intensity and disability by using the numerical pain rating scale and Roland Morris disability questionnaire, respectively. We expect that patients receiving these interventions will experience clinically important improvements in pain and disability. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Global perceived effect will be measured by the global perceived effect scale.We expect that patients receiving these interventions will experience clinically important improvements in global perceived effect. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonardo Costa
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed