Microwave Diathermy for Treating Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain (MOFIS)

Health Service of Andalucia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Sham microwaves; Radiation: Pulsed microwaves; Radiation: Continuous microwave

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01487122

MOjaao

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomised controlled trial aims to compare the effect of microwave diathermy (continuous and pulsed modes) with sham microwave diathermy in nonspecific chronic neck pain patients. Every patient will also be treated by exercise and transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS). The primary endpoint is to establish whether the use of microwaves is justified in terms of pain relief or reduction of disability in this patients.

Enrollment: 145 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be between 18 and 65 years old
• to be diagnosed with chronic nonspecific neck pain (i.e. during more than 3 months in the absence of red flags (unexplained weight loss, fever, neurological signs, history of cancer, history of inflammatory conditions...)

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• sick leave
• litigation
• claims because the neck pain.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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145 participants in 3 patient groups

Continuous Microwave

Experimental group

Treatment:

Radiation: Continuous microwave

Pulsed Microwaves

Experimental group

Treatment:

Radiation: Pulsed microwaves

sham microwaves

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Sham microwaves