NCT03511404: LBP

Clinical Electrophysiology Assessment for Low Back Pain

Completed NA Last updated 16 April 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing physiotherapy rehabilitation in Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain in 100 participants. Completed in 31 March 2019.

Timeline

1 October 2015

Primary endpoint
31 December 2018

31 March 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	The University of Hong Kong
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Design	sequential
Masking	none
Primary purpose	diagnostic
Enrollment	100
Start date	1 October 2015
Primary completion	31 December 2018
Estimated completion	31 March 2019
Sites	1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

• physiotherapy rehabilitation

Conditions studied

• Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain — all drugs for Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain →

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Non specific chronic low back pain (LBP) is a debilitating disorder characterized by tremendous personal and socioeconomic impact, with long-term sick leave, low quality of life, and very high financial costs. Evidence suggests that patients with non specific LBP presented with altered muscle activity pattern when compare with healthy people. It has been reviewed that exercise therapy was effective for modulation of muscle dysfunction in chronic low back pain. However, there is a lack of objective assessment of the pain relief in low back pain rehabilitation. Clinical application of surface electromyography (EMG) may provide a quantitative and objective tool to evaluate the rehabilitation outcome in patients with non specific chronic low back pain before and after treatment.

Objectives: To verify the usefulness of surface electromyography (EMG) in low back pain (LBP) rehabilitation assessment.

Setting: Out-patient physiotherapy musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Low Back Pain Assessment Based on Alpha Oscillation Changes in Spontaneous Electroencephalogram (EEG).
   Feng L, Li H, Cui H, Xie X, et al · · 2021 · cited 15× · PMID 34306064 · DOI 10.1155/2021/8537437