Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back
CompletedNot applicableNCT04048902
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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)
The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of the association of Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates exercises in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain, on the reduction of pain, functional disability and improvement of the quality of life.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Pilates and Shortwave placebo
- Device: Pilates and Shortwave active
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- Start date
- 2018-03-06
- Primary completion
- 2020-09-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * individuals diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain for a period of more than 3 months, without irradiation for lower limbs; * who present pain intensity greater than 3 points in the Numerical Pain Scale; * to sign the Free and Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * BMI\> 30; * previous surgeries in the spine; * severe spinal affection (tumors, infection, unconsolidated or vicious consolidation fractures, inflammatory diseases); * rheumatic disease; * contraindication to performing the exercises according to the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines; * degenerative or inflammatory joint and other body segments; * patients who are in labor litigation; * pregnancy; * patients who are undergoing other type of physiotherapeutic or drug treatment.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04048902