NCT04048902

Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back

Effects of Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of the association of Shortwave Diathermy and Pilates exercises in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain, on the reduction of pain, functional disability and improvement of the quality of life.

Detailed description

The drawing of the study will be a prospective, randomized controlled trial and double-blind with quantitative approach. Study participants 36 subjects diagnosed with non-specific chronic low back pain, which will be divided in two groups with 18 subjects in each: experimental group, which will be submitted to placebo + exercise shortwave diathermy and the control group to do active + exercise shortwave diathermy. There will be 12 one-hour sessions twice a week. The subjects will apply Shortwave Diathermy for 20 minutes, followed by Pilates mat.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Pilates and Shortwave placebo	Pilates exercises and application of the device without produce thermal effects
DEVICE	Pilates and Shortwave active	Pilates exercises and application of the device producing thermal effects

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-06
• Primary completion: 2020-09-30
• Completion: 2020-09-30
• First posted: 2019-08-07
• Last updated: 2020-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil