Clinical trial NCT03794869: Short-term Effects of Exercise Program Versus Electropuncture in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Official title: Short-term Effects of Exercise Program Versus Electropuncture on Pain, Depression, Range of Motion and Disability, in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Exercise Program
Electroacupuncture
Keywords: chronic low back pain
physical therapy
randomized clinical trial
exercise program
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Almeria
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-01-07
Enrollment: 68
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study evaluate the effectiveness that exists when performing a treatment based on a table of exercises for strengthening the lumbar muscles versus a treatment based on electropuncture in patients with chronic low back pain.

Detailed description: Low back pain has a high prevalence in all European countries, appearing as the main cause of activity limitation in people under 45 years of age. It has got a high recurrence, which decreases the activities of daily life, facilitates the focus of attention to pain and increases the fear of movement, with the consequent muscular atrophy. A serie cases will be conducted comparing a a table of exercises versus electropuncture.

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness that exists when performing a tratment based on a table of exercises for strengthening the lumbar muscles versus a treatment based on electropuncture.

Methods: A sample of 12 subjects with chronic low back pain will be assigned to an exercise program or dry electropuncture treatment (EPS), during 4 weeks (2 sessions/week). The measurement variables selected for the study were the followings: Straight Leg Raise, Vasalva, Gaesslen test, algometry (pressure pain threshold), goniometry (measurement of the range of motion), Scale of disability for low back pain of Oswestry, Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Visual Analogue Scale (EVA), Mcquade's Test and the Roland-Morrys' Questionnaire, developing a pre-treatment and post-treatment assessment.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chronic non-specific low back pain persisting ≥ 3 months.
* Age between 25 and 60 years.
* Not currently receiving physical therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of lumbar stenosis.
* Presence of clinical signs of radiculopathy.
* Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis.
* Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
* Treatment with corticosteroid or pharmachological medication within the paset 2 weeks.
* A history of spinal surgery.
* Central or peripheral nervous system disease

Primary outcomes:
measure: Algometry
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Goniometry
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
measure: Beck's Depression Inventory
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
measure: Visual Analog Scale
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
measure: Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index.
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
measure: Roland-Morrys' Questionnaire
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
measure: Mcquade Test
timeFrame: At baseline and immediate post-treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Almeria
country: Spain
facility: Almeria University
Study officials:
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