The Immediate Effect Of Shockwave Therapy On the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Muscle Trigger Points vs Regular Back Exercises in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

University of Sharjah

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Treatments: Combination Product: shockwave and exercises; Device: shockwave machine; Other: leg and back exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05257421

ESWTQLRCT2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

the study aims to compare the effect of regular back exercises with shockwave therapy by treating male patients with non-specific low back pain between the age of (20-40). Who will be devided into 3 groups, and will be treated by shockwave therapy , exercises or both combined. After signing a consent form, patients will be assigned to the groups blindly, so the patients will not know if they are in the experimental or control group.

Hypothesis:

The hypothesis of this study states that:

o Research hypothesis: there will be a significant difference between the radial ESWT and back exercises in reducing LBP

Enrollment: 78 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Only male patients will be included.
• Age 20-40 years old.
• Non-specific LBP for at least 3 months.
• At least one local tenderness or active trigger point in the anatomical region of the QL muscle.
• Pain intensity on numerical pain scale should be more than 4

Exclusion criteria

• LBP due to a pathology or trauma.
• Below 20 years of age.
• Previous lumbar surgeries.
• Malignancy.
• Patients under medications or painkillers.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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78 participants in 3 patient groups

shockwave group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: shockwave machine

exercise group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: leg and back exercises

combined group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Combination Product: shockwave and exercises