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Efficacy of Ultrasound Versus Short Wave Diathermy in the Treatment of a Slipped Disc of the Lower Back

NCT03835182 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2023-11-21

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Summary

Chronic low back pain is a common problem which results in reduced functionality, quality of life and general well being. Conservative treatment includes patient education, exercise, maintaining a healthy body mass index and appropriate modifications to activities of daily living. Physical modalities are used to support the mainstay of treatment and include superficial heat, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), ultrasound, short wave diathermy , traction, and complimentary therapies.

In the clinical practice of the investigators, diathermy, in the form of ultrasound and short wave, is used to heat deeper tissues, increase tissue elasticity and metabolic rate and reduce pain and muscle spasm. The medical literature to date states that further studies are required to compare the efficacy of different diathermy modalities in the treatment of lower back pain.

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ultrasound to that of short wave diathermy and a treatment program which does not include diathermy in the treatment of a slipped disc.

Conditions

  • Radiculopathy
  • Low Back Pain, Mechanical
  • Herniated Disk Lumbar

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound group

Ultrasound 1 MHz, 1.5 W/cm2 for a total of 10 min applied to the lower back

DEVICE

Short wave diathermy group

SWD frequency of 27.12MHz applied in continuous mode (thermic) applied to the lower back for twenty minutes

OTHER

Control group

superficial heat, analgesic physical modality and exercise only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sacide N Saracgil Cosar, MD · Baskent University Faculty of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-14
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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