Status:

UNKNOWN

Cryotherapy and TENS on Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Conditions:

Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aim analyze the immediate effects of conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Burst TENS combined or not with cryotherapy in patients with non-specific low back p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged between 18 and 50 years;
  • Have chronic non-specific low back pain.

Exclusion

  • Serious spinal pathologies (fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies such as ankylosing spondylitis);
  • Nerve root compromise (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological compromise, spinal stenosis, and others);
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Corticosteroid treatment in the previous two weeks;
  • Antiinflammatory treatment in the previous 24 hours;
  • Contraindications to the use of Kinesio Taping (allergy or intolerance);
  • Score of three or less on Visual Analogue Scale of the first day;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Ice allergy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 29 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03248505

Start Date

May 29 2017

End Date

February 1 2018

Last Update

August 14 2017

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59140-840