Microwave Diathermy for Treating Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01487122
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
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.
Study details
- Official title
- Microwave Diathermy for Treating Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain. A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Radiation: Continuous microwave
- Radiation: Pulsed microwaves
- Procedure: Sham microwaves
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Health Service
- Start date
- 2008-09
- Primary completion
- 2011-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
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.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01487122