NCT01919268

Addition of the Interferential Current to the Pilates Method in the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Effectiveness of the Addition of the Interferential Current to the Pilates Method in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 148 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the addition of the interferential current to Pilates method exercises in the treatment of 148 patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Conditions

• Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electrotherapy	Combination of active interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
DEVICE	Pilates	Combination of placebo interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of the Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2013-08-08
• Last updated: 2015-06-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil