NCT05680467

Manual Therapy Plus Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

Completed NA Last updated 28 March 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Manual Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain in 60 participants. Completed in 15 March 2023.

Timeline

15 December 2022

Primary endpoint
15 March 2023

15 March 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	International Hellenic University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	15 December 2022
Primary completion	15 March 2023
Estimated completion	15 March 2023
Sites	1 location across Greece

Drugs / interventions tested

• Manual Therapy
• Manual Therapy plus TECAR
• Control

Conditions studied

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

Sponsor

International Hellenic University

Who can join

Adults 20 to 60, any sex, with Chronic Low Back Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Chronic low back pain is defined as back pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks. The aim of this clinical study is to investigate the efficacy of combining a program of manual techniques with the application of Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer (TECAR) therapy to treat chronic low back pain. Sixty adults with chronic low back pain will be randomly divided into three groups of 20 each. In the participants of the first group, a therapeutic protocol of manual soft tissue mobilization in the lumbar region will be applied. To the participants of the second group, the same protocol of manual techniques will be applied in combination with TECAR therapy, which will be applied through a conventional capacitive electrode as well as an antistatic electrode bracelet (making the hand of the physical therapist an antistatic electrode). The third group participants will receive no treatment. Both programs will include six treatments over two weeks. Pain in the last 24 hours with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), functional ability with the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) in the lumbar region with an algometer, and lumbar flexion range of motion through fingertip-to-floor distance (FFD) test will be evaluated before and after the intervention with a follow-up one month later. For the statistical analysis of the results, a two-factor analysis of variance with repeated measurements will be applied, while the statistical significance index will be set at p \< .05.

Publications & conference data

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

1. Short-Term Effects of Manual Therapy plus Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy in Individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.
   Kasimis K, Iakovidis P, Lytras D, Koutras G, et al · · 2023 · cited 7× · PMID 37512085 · DOI 10.3390/medicina59071275