Comparison of Two Electrotherapy Methods on Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04859842
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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 purpose of this study is; to compare the effects of interferential current therapy (IF) applied in addition to conventional physical therapy on pain, functional status and quality of life compared to pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) in patients with chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of Effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and Interferential Current on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Pulse Electromagnetic Field
- Other: Interferential Current
- Other: Sham
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Start date
- 2021-04-21
- Primary completion
- 2022-12-21
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Being diagnosed with nonspecific low back pain * Symptom onset with more than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * History of surgery on low back region * Structural deformity on the low back region * Radiculopathy * Tumor or malignancy * Any skin condition that prevents usage of electrotherapy * Having a pace maker or other types of implants on the low back, pelvis and thoracic region
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04859842