Therapeutic Effects of Monochromatic Infrared Energy Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Unknown statusPhase 4NCT01920971
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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)
To investigate the effects of short-term and medium-term monochromatic infrared energy therapy on patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
Study details
- Official title
- Therapeutic Effects of Monochromatic Infrared Energy Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Radiation: infrared therapy
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
- Collaborators
- National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- Start date
- 2013-08
- Primary completion
- 2014-04
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: participants with chronic low back pain Exclusion Criteria: 1. low back pain accompanied by specific pathological conditions, such as an infection,inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture, or tumor; 2. a self-reported history of malignancy, vertigo, stroke, or other condition that may impair postural stability; 3. a history of low back surgery with an implant; 4. pregnancy or plans to become pregnant during the course of the study; 5. having received concurrent treatment for low back pain by another health care professional
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01920971