Measurement and Treatment of Back Pain

State University of Minas Gerais

Status: Completed

Conditions: Back Pain

Treatments: Device: Laser; Device: Positive Pressure and Laser; Device: Placebo Laser; Device: Ultrasound and Laser; Device: Negative pressure and Laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06245863

Back Pain

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical aspects and to investigate the therapeutic effects of combined therapy with laser on back pain.

Full description

Dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system are related to physiological, kinesiological and biomechanical factors that result in pain, paresthesia, inflammation, heaviness, fatigue and compression of peripheral nerves. Clinical aspects related to back pain were investigated. For treatment, photobiomodulation can be performed with laser equipment that emits red and infrared light, which promotes analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Mechanical stimulus can be combined with laser to improve therapeutical effects. In this context, the laser was combined with ultrasound, negative pressure and positive pressure to treat back pain.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers (female and male)
• Aged between 20 and 60 years
• Who had medical referral for pain complaint in low back

Exclusion criteria

• Psychiatric illnesses
• Endocrinopathies
• Heart diseases
• Neurological diseases
• Osteoporosis
• Cancer
• Analgesic, anti-inflammatory or muscle relaxant drugs in the last four weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 5 patient groups, including a placebo group

Negative pressure and Laser: Combined Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Vacuum therapy combined with laser on back pain.

Treatment:

Device: Negative pressure and Laser

Positive Pressure and Laser: Combined Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Rollers combined with laser on back pain.

Treatment:

Device: Positive Pressure and Laser

Ultrasound and Laser: Combined Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound combined with laser on back pain.

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound and Laser

Laser

Active Comparator group

Description:

Infrared Laser on back pain.

Treatment:

Device: Laser

Placebo Laser

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The placebo laser treatment.

Treatment:

Device: Placebo Laser