NCT06569615

Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, LASER Therapy and Cryotherapy in Patients Having Sacroiliitis

Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, LASER Therapy and Cryotherapy on PPT, Pain and Functional Disability in Patients Having Sacroiliitis: A Randomized Control Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Najran University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research aimed to determine the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy, LASER therapy and cryotherapy on PPT, Pain and functional disability in patients having Sacroiliitis.

Detailed description

The study will be based on a three-arm parallel group randomized control design. sixty participants of sacroiliitis will be recruited from the Physiotherapy department, at Najran University, K.S.A. Study objectives and procedure will be properly explained and written informed consent will be obtained at the beginning of the study. All the participants will be randomly divided into three groups 1, 2 and 3. All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week. From the 2nd week: Group 1 will be administered ESWT plus exercise, Group 2 will be administered LASER plus exercise, and Group 3 will be administered cryotherapy and exercise.

Conditions

• Sacroilitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	shock wave therapy	All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week. From the 2nd week: Participants will be given Radial shockwave therapy, (Storz Medical Shock Master MP200 device) for 10 minutes/session, one session/week, for 8 weeks.
OTHER	LASER Therapy	All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week. From the 2nd week: Participants will be given LASER, (LEVELASER EZ1 EASYONE) over the lumbosacral area for 10 minutes/Session, three session/week, for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Cryotherapy	All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week. From the 2nd week: Participants will be given Cryotherapy, (Gymna UniphyCryoflow 1000 IR Shock Master ICE-CT device) over the lumbosacral area for 10 minutes/Session, three session/week, for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Exercises	The assigned exercises for all participants will include 1. Bilateral bridging, 2. Knee to chest, 3. Back extension within a pain-free range, 4. Plank, 5. Baby pose stretch, 6. Cat and camel, 7. Bilateral adductor ball squeezes and 8. Stretching exercise (Gluteal /Piriformis stretch, Quads /Hams stretch. The treatment plan involved performing three sets of exercises, with each set comprising 8 to 10 repetitions. 20-30 minutes of exercise session will be conducted three times per week over a span of 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-27
• Primary completion: 2026-03-05
• Completion: 2026-03-05
• First posted: 2024-08-26
• Last updated: 2026-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia