Addition of the Interferential Current to the Pilates Method in the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT01919268
Last Updated: 2015-06-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
148 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-10-31
2015-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Electrotherapy
Combination of active interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of the Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Electrotherapy
Combination of active interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Pilates
Combination of placebo interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of six weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of the Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Pilates
Combination of placebo interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of the Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Interventions
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Electrotherapy
Combination of active interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Pilates
Combination of placebo interferential current with exercises of the Pilates method. Patients will receive 18 sessions of treatment over a period of 6 weeks (3 sessions/week). The exercises of the Pilates method will be individualized to each patient's needs (pragmatic treatment).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Pain greater than three points in Pain Numerical Rating Scale
Exclusion Criteria
* Serious spinal pathologies (e.g. tumors, fractures and inflammatory diseases)
* Nerve root compromise
* Pregnancy
* Infection and/or skin lesions at the site of the application of the interferential current
* Cancer
* Cardiac pacemaker
* Changes in sensitivity or allergy in the region of electrode placement
* Previous surgery on spine or physical therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain in the last six months
* Previous experience with the Pilates method
18 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral
Associate Professor
Locations
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Physical Therapy Outpatient Department
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Countries
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References
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Franco KM, Franco YD, Oliveira NB, Miyamoto GC, Santos MO, Liebano RE, Cabral CN. Is Interferential Current Before Pilates Exercises More Effective Than Placebo in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain?: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Feb;98(2):320-328. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.485. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
Franco YR, Liebano RE, Moura KF, de Oliveira NT, Miyamoto GC, Santos MO, Cabral CM. Efficacy of the addition of interferential current to Pilates method in patients with low back pain: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 10;15:420. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-420.
Other Identifiers
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CAAE 18034113.7.0000.0064
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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