Status:
COMPLETED
Photobiomodulation Therapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Chronic Neck Pain Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conditions:
Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy isolated and combinaded of photobiomodulation therapy with low level laser therapy and the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Detailed Description
Non-specific chronic neck pain patients will be treated with low-level laser therapy and/or trancutaneous electricam nerve stimulation. They will receive 10 sessions of treatment. Before and after the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with non-specific chronic neck pain, defined as pain or discomfort in the posterior cervical region between the superior nuchal line and the first thoracic spinous process and / or shoulder girdle;
- Neck pain for at least 3 months;
- Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of 5 points or higher;
- Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score of 3 or higher to pain intensity;
- Aged between 18 and 65 years;
- Men and women
Exclusion
- Neck pain associated with nerve root compromise (measured by clinical examination of dermatomes, myotomes and reflexes);
- Previous spinal surgery;
- Patients treated with physical therapy for neck pain in the last 3 months previous the study;
- Severe spinal disorders such as fractures, tumors, inflammatory and infectious diseases;
- Any contraindication to low level laser therapy or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation;
- Rheumatic, metabolic, neurological or cardiopulmonary diseases;
- Patients who require artificial cardiac pacemakers;
- Skin diseases, mainly at the current application site;
- Tumors or cancer historic in the last 5 years;
- Pregnancy;
- If the patient started any physical activity in the last 2 weeks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 6 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 25 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
144 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04020861
Start Date
January 6 2020
End Date
July 25 2021
Last Update
September 5 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Federal University São Carlos
São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, 13565-905