Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) for Coccydynia: a Quasi-experimental Case Series

Barts & The London NHS Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coccyx Injury

Treatments: Other: ESWT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05753514

2016-09

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to assess whether a pain-adapted protocol of rESWT is effective in treating coccydynia.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥18 years
• VAS pain level ≥6
• Diagnosis of coccydynia (persistent pain in the coccygeal area consistent with coccydynia)

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18 years
• Local or systemic neurological disease
• Rheumatological disease
• Malignant disease
• Previous spinal surgery or spinal disease
• Coagulopathies
• Pregnancy
• VAS pain level <6
• Recent (≤6 weeks) trauma to the coccyx

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

ESWT

Experimental group

Description:

Effect of ESWT in alleviating pain

Treatment:

Other: ESWT