Radial Shockwave Versus Low Level Laser Therapy in Patients With Chronic Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT06762197
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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 study aims to compare the effects of radiation shockwave and low-level laser therapy on piriformis muscle thickness, lower extremity function, pain intensity, and hip range of motion in patients with piriformis syndrome.
Study details
- Official title
- Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Versus Low Level Laser Therapy in Management of Patients With Chronic Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave
- Radial Shock Wave
- Low Level Laser
- Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
- Interventions
- Other: Conventional treatment
- Device: shockwave therapy
- Device: low level laser therapy
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Start date
- 2025-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-03-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 30 Years to 50 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: * Sixty patients' males and females with piriformis syndrome * Their age will range from 30-50 years old * Body mass index will be 25 to 30 (kg/m²). * Both males and females. * Low back pain radiating to posterior thigh, calf and Foot. * Chronic piriformis syndrome due to micro trauma. * Gluteal pain with or without radiation through sciatic nerve pathway. * Faber test and Fair test and Beatty test positive. * Diagnosed sub-acute and chronic piriformis syndrome. * One-sided piriformis syndrome. * Tenderness over lower back, buttocks and hip joint. Exclusion Criteria: \- Piriformis syndrome due to macro trauma. * Lumbo-sacral disc lesion and spinal stenosis. * Lumbar spondylolisthesis. * Pregnancy * Recent fracture and surgery of spine, hip, knee and Ankle. * Baker's cyst. * Degenerative disease of spine and hip. * Intermittent vascular claudication. * Past history of vertebral fracture and spinal surgery * Spinal tuberculosis. * Rheumatoid disease. * Disc pathology and mechanical back pain. * Presence of malignant disease.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06762197