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The use of Medicinal clay for the treatment of Low back pain

Geotherapy and Non-specific Low back Pain: an application study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7s5vfn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-10-22
Start date
2019-02-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nonspecific low back pain

Interventions

Single group (treatment): 50 individuals with nonspecific lower back pain will receive green clay poultice (12g of clay and water to the extent necessary), preceded by a slight exfoliation in the gauz
Other
E02.190

Sponsors

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be at least 18 years old and at most 59 years old; have low back pain; to be a student and / or collaborator of UNISUL or to be in the queue of the Clinical School of Naturology.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Present lesions on the skin, where the clay poultice will be applied; use of topical medicines in the region where the modality will be applied; use chronic opioid pain medications that exceed 500mg.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find nonspecific lower back pain reduction verified through the analysis of the Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS), Oswestry questionnaire and sociodemographic, considering a significance level lower than or equal to 0.05. Data collected in the first and last intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Occurrence of non-reduction of low back pain, verified through the analysis of the Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS), Oswestry questionnaire and sociodemographic, considering a significance level less than or equal to 0.05. Data collected in the first and last intervention.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMariana Delfino

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

marianatudodelfino@gmail.com+55 (48)32791000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)