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Effects of electroacupuncture on low back pain

Effects of electroacupuncture compared to the effects of electrical nerve stimulation infection in nonspecific low back pain: blind randomized clinical trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9w54gd
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-11-20
Start date
2019-10-14
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

Participants will undergo three weekly interventions until a total of ten visits are made. The consultations will be carried out in about 50 minutes, thus predicted and calculated according to the stu
2. Kinesiotherapy and TNS group
3. Kinesiotherapy and electroacupuncture group. Group 1. Kinesiotherapy with 16 participants will go 3 times a week until a total of 10 patients receive an exercise program. with 20-second stretches,
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H02.010.625

Sponsors

Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical prescription for physiotherapeutic treatment in unspecified low back pain; Having signed the informed consent form (ICF); History of low back pain for more than three months; Do not be carrying out any type of treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Three attendance absences; Have performed surgery on the lumbar spine; Complementary exams that show an intervertebral degenerative process. Irradiation to one of the lower limbs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain improvement, through the visual analog scale (VAS). In order to use VAS, the patient must be asked about his / her degree of pain, with zero meaning total absence of pain and ten means the maximum level of pain that can be supported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactVicente Brito

Universidade Luterana do Brasil

vicentebrito09@gmail.com+55-051-996497380

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)