Status:
UNKNOWN
LED Photobiomodulation Therapy for Non-specific LBP in Working Nurses
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Conditions:
Conditions for Lower Back Pain Working Nurse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Low back pain (LBP) affects approximately 51-57% of hospital nurses and nurses' aides in Europe. New high-risk groups include home- and long-term-care nurses and physiotherapists. A number...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male or female registered nurses aged 18-65 years with non-specific chronic LBP, which is defined as pain or discomfort between the costal margins and inferior gluteal folds with or without referred pain to the lower limbs, and persistent LBP for at least 3 months
Exclusion
- severe skin diseases (e.g., skin cancer, erysipelas, severe eczema, severe dermatitis, severe psoriasis, and severe hives lupus)
- LBP associated with nerve root compromise (measured by clinical examination of dermatomes, myotomes, and reflexes)
- serious spinal pathologies, such as fractures, tumors, and inflammatory and infectious diseases
- decompensated heart disease or metabolic disorders
- previous spinal surgery
- pregnancy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 18 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
148 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04424823
Start Date
July 1 2020
End Date
November 18 2020
Last Update
June 30 2020
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