Efficacy of Therapy Using Monopolar Dielectric Radiofrequency Signals on the Symptoms of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.

Brief summary (from the registry)

A total of 74 people diagnosed with non-specific chronic low back pain of more than 3 months of evolution and who are not currently undergoing any type of treatment will be recruited, with ages between 35 and 65 years. A random distribution will be made into two treatment groups (monopolar diathermy by radiofrequency versus placebo). Participants will receive treatment three per week for a period of three weeks, in the physiotherapy laboratories of the University of Almería, with a follow-up evaluation post-intervention (one months) and two months after the end of treatment. At their first visit, participants will be screened for study eligibility according to the study inclusion and exclusion criteria, and will be evaluated by a therapist blinded to the intervention. After this face-to-face evaluation, patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and will receive treatment for low back pain according to their random assignment group by two therapists belonging to the research group and trained in the techniques used.

Study details

Official title

Efficacy of Therapy Using Monopolar Dielectric by Radiofrequency on the Symptoms of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain

Interventions

• Other: Experimental: monopolar dielectric diathermy
• Other: Control: Placebo

Sponsor

Universidad de Almeria

Start date

2022-03-15

Primary completion

2022-05-01

Sex

All

Age range

from 35 Years to 65 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Spain

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria