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Effects of Laser Therapy on pain and muscle activity in patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Effects of Low-level Laser on the pain and activity of lumbar spine stabilizing muscles in individuals with Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-93sy24z
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-03-08
Start date
2021-02-01
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

Low Back Pain

Interventions

There will be 12 sessions, over four weeks, with a frequency of three times a week, lasting 63 min each, 15 min for minimum intervention and 48 min for low intensity laser therapy. Group I (n.26) will
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Sponsors

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
Lead Sponsor
Unidade de Ensino Superior do Sul do Maranhão
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with clinical diagnosis of chronic non-specific low back pain will be included (with the presence of symptoms for more than three months); age between 18 and 59; both the sexes; and who have no other pathology in the spine, which will be verified by the clinical evaluation of individuals.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with systemic diseases will be excluded; who are undergoing another type of treatment; individuals with neurological disorders; diagnosed with vascular disease and metabolic disease; with the presence of neoplasms and that are in effect of any anti-inflammatory or analgesic drug by prescription or self-medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
As an outcome, low-level laser therapy is expected to improve the functionality of patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Low-level laser therapy is expected to reduce the level of pain in its multidimensional aspect of patients with chronic low back pain, as well as an improvement in the level of functional incapacity with repercussions on quality of life as a result of increased electrical activity in patients. stabilizing muscles of the lumbar spine.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFrancisco Pereira Santos
franciscodimitre@hotmail.com+55 99 98223-9939

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)