High-intensity Versus Low-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT06280846
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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 investigate the efficacy of high-intensity laser acupuncture versus low intensity laser acupuncture on peak torque of trunk extensors, fatigue of trunk extensors, back pain, ROM and function in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP).
Study details
- Official title
- High-intensity Versus Low-intensity Laser Acupuncture in Chronic, Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Double-blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Chronic Nonspecific Low-back Pain
- Interventions
- Device: high-intensity laser acupuncture and Exercise therapy program
- Device: low-intensity laser acupuncture and Exercise therapy program
- Device: Sham laser acupuncture
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Collaborators
- King Khalid University
- Start date
- 2024-03-15
- Primary completion
- 2024-10-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 40 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. The patients had CNSLBP with age from 20 to 40 years from both genders. 2. Patients will be referred from an orthopedist with diagnosis of chronic low back pain without underlying pathological causes. 3. The patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain more than 3months. Minimum pain intensity of 30 mm on the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, which ranges from 0 to 100 mm. 4. Patients with normal BMI ranges between 18.5:24.9 kg/m2. 5. The study populations must be willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Neurological, infectious diseases and systemic illness such as rheumatologic diseases,systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes mellitus type I or II. 2. Psychiatric/mental deficit. 3. Patients who had a previous surgical history (within 6 months) will also excluded. 4. participation in other treatment within the previous 3 month. 5. Pregnancy. 6. History of spinal fracture, tumor, osteoporosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06280846