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Short-term Effects of Exercise Program Versus Electropuncture in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

NCT03794869 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2019-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Exercise Program
  • Electroacupuncture

Interventions

OTHER

Percutaneous electrostimulation treatment (EPS)

Apply dry needles in a tight band of some of the muscles that most affect the appearance of low back pain, such as: paravertebral, lumbar quadrate, gluteus medius and pyramidal, and administer analgesic microcurrents.

OTHER

Exercise program

It will be consist in a program of lumbo-pelvic stabilization exercises and strengthening of CORE.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Almeria

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-15
Primary Completion
2018-04-16
Completion
2018-05-16

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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