NCT05257421

The Immediate Effect Of Shockwave Therapy On the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Muscle Trigger Points vs Regular Back Exercises in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

The Immediate Effect Of Shockwave Therapy On the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Muscle Trigger Points vs Regular Back Exercises in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sharjah · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the study aims to compare the effect of regular back exercises with shockwave therapy by treating male patients with non-specific low back pain between the age of (20-40). Who will be devided into 3 groups, and will be treated by shockwave therapy , exercises or both combined. After signing a consent form, patients will be assigned to the groups blindly, so the patients will not know if they are in the experimental or control group. Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this study states that: o Research hypothesis: there will be a significant difference between the radial ESWT and back exercises in reducing LBP

Conditions

• Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	shockwave machine	shockwave therapy. 2000 impulses will be applied, 1000 on the TrPs and 1000 surrounding it, with Energy level up to 2,5 bars and frequency of 10Hz
OTHER	leg and back exercises	the exercise program will include 5 exercises that focuses on the back and lower limbs. These exercises are: * Bridge * Plank * Squat * Push-ups * Back extension Each exercise will be done for 3-5 sets.
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	shockwave and exercises	both types of interventions will be applied for the patient

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2022-07-01
• Completion: 2022-08-01
• First posted: 2022-02-25
• Last updated: 2022-03-14