EFFECTIVENESS OF 448 kHz RADIOFREQUENCY IN PAIN MANAGEMENT OF MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME : RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250620001

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-20

Start date

2024-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Low back pain (LBP), Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency (CRMRF),low back pain (LBP), Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS), VAS,Roland-Morris scales

Interventions

Active CRMRF 448 kHz + standard treatment CRMRF 448 kHz modulation-wave - Non-heating intensity: 40-50 watt - 25 minutes per time (Capacitive (CAP) 10 minutes and Resistive (RES) 15 minutes) - more t

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Sham Comparator Procedure/Surgery

intervention group,Control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Thai People between 20-60 years old 2. Having myofascial pain on Piriformis at least 6 mouths. 3. Visual analog scale (VAS) > or = 4.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications for Radiofrequency : 1.1 active cancer 1.2 pregnancy 1.3 deep vein thrombosis 1.4 pacemarker or other electronic implants 1.5 wound or other active lesions on lower back 1.6 active TB 2. Neurological impairment 3. Discontinue this project

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Baseline, 1 week, 2 weeks Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life Baseline, 1 week, 2 weeks Roland Morris Scale	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactViressri Areeratanatrakul

Rajpracha Samasai institute

viressri4928@gmail.com0639144159

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026