NCT02210520

Effect of Ultrasound and Laser in Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Double-blinded Controled Trial

Effect of Laser and Ultrasound in Pain and Disability in Women With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: Randomized Double-blinded Controled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The low level laser therapy has a better effect in decrease the pain than ultrasound therapeutic.

Detailed description

The laser will be applied with the dosimetry 3 J/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, during 4 weeks. Before the women will be evaluate again.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	pulsatile ultrasound	1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, three times in the week, during 10 sessions per four weeks.
DEVICE	continuous ultrasound	1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine, three times in the week, during 10 sessions per four weeks.
DEVICE	laser	1 W/cm², 2 minutes in 6 points around the back spine

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2014-08-06
• Last updated: 2014-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil