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A Study Comparing Peloid Therapy and Hot Pack Treatment in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation

NCT07087548 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-07-28

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of peloid therapy versus hot pack therapy in adults aged 18-50 with chronic lumbar disc herniation (LDH). The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does peloid therapy reduce pain more effectively than hot pack therapy in patients with chronic LDH?

Does peloid therapy improve functional status, range of motion, and quality of life more than hot pack therapy? Researchers will compare peloid therapy (45°C for 30 minutes, 5 days/week) to hot pack therapy (20 minutes, 5 days/week) to see which treatment offers better clinical outcomes.

Participants will:

Receive either peloid therapy or hot pack therapy for 3 weeks (15 sessions total).

Undergo standard TENS therapy (20 minutes to the lumbar region) after each session.

Complete assessments before and after treatment including:

Pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale - VAS) Functional status (Back Pain Functional Scale - BPFS) Disability level (Oswestry Disability Index - ODI) Quality of life (Short Form-36 - SF-36) Lumbar range of motion and finger-to-floor distance (FFD)

Conditions

  • Lumbal Disc Herniation

Interventions

OTHER

Peloid Therapy

Peloid therapy will be applied using medical mud packs at 45°C for 30 minutes per session, 5 sessions per week for 3 consecutive weeks. The therapy will be administered to the lower back region in patients diagnosed with chronic lumbar disc herniation. This intervention aims to reduce pain and improve function through thermomechanical and biochemical effects of natural peloid.

OTHER

Hotpack Therapy

The hot pack group applied 20 minutes, 5 days a week, once a day, for 15 sessions on the lumbar region. The boiler temperature of the hot packs used was 90 °C. Two towels were used, with the thickest side of the towels placed on the lumbar area of the individuals. Then, conventional TENS (80 Hz frequency) was applied to the painful area in the lumbar region for 20 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fenerbahce University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-22
Completion
2022-06-22

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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