NCT03746639

Therapeutic Ultrasound on Renal Function

Effects of Therapeutic Ultrasound Applied to The Lumbar Region on Renal Function: A Randomised Controlled Prospective Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alper Mengi · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates whether therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) treatment applied to lumbar region with chronic low back pain affect renal function.

Detailed description

Low back pain is a common problem and there are many treatments for chronic low back pain, including TUS. Investigators routinely observed increased blood creatinine and urea levels in some of patients who received TUS. Half of patients will receive TUS treatment for low back pain while the other half will not receive. The patients will be evaluated at baseline and the end of the treatment . The serum creatinine, serum cystatin C, 24-hour urine creatinine, creatinine clearance, 24-hour urine microalbumin and microprotein, urine volume, and GFR will be measured at each evaluation.

Conditions

• Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	physiotherapy modalities	The physiotherapy modalities will be applied for five sessions a week for 3 weeks. The all patients will be treated with superficial heating (the moist heat pack will be applied to the patient's lower back for 20 minutes) , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(frequency of 100 Hz, pulse duration of 100 μs, sensory-level amplitude was applied for 25 minutes) , exercise therapy (consisting of flexion, extension, stretching, mobilisation, and postural exercises performed for approximately 25 minutes ) . In addition to these therapies, continuous therapeutic ultrasound treatment will be applied to patients in first group for 10 minutes; frequency of 1 megahertz, intensity of 1.5 W/cm2, effective irradiation area of the transducer head 5 cm2 .

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-31
• Completion: 2018-11-14
• First posted: 2018-11-20
• Last updated: 2018-11-27