Effectiveness of PEMF in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain Due to Lomber Disc Herniation
NCT ID: NCT04049812
Last Updated: 2019-08-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-03-01
2018-03-31
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
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) treatment Group
Group received routine hot pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and PEMF treatment.
PEMF
Hot pack
TENS
Sham PEMF treatment Group
Group received routine hot pack, TENS and sham PEMF treatment.
Hot pack
TENS
Sham PEMF
Interventions
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PEMF
Hot pack
TENS
Sham PEMF
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Unilateral radicular pain for at least 3 months
* Severity of radicular pain with Visual Analog Score of at least 4/10
* Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Cardiac pacemaker, or any metal implants or electronic devices anywhere in the body
* History of surgery or algological procedure of the lumbar region
* Physical therapy within the last year due to back pain
* Previous PEMF treatment
* Malignancy or suspicion
* Polyneuropathy (diabetic or other)
* Connective tissue disease
* Presence of inflammatory joint pain
* Fibromyalgia
* Presence of open surface wound
* Tuberculosis, mycosis, or viral disease
* Presence of pain in another region of the body with higher severity than radicular back pain
* Use of drugs other than paracetamol-derivative simple analgesics (Nonsteroidal Aanti inflammatuar, central effective, or narcotic analgesics), or less than three weeks since the discontinuation of these drugs
* Advanced mood disorder
* Radiographic evidence of Grade 2 spondylolisthesis, presence of spinal instability, and advanced degenerative spondylarthrosis
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Birkan Sonel Tur
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Birkan Sonel Tur
Professor
Other Identifiers
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05-188-16
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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