Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Versus Therapeutic Resistance Exercise for the Treatment of Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-01

Study Completion Date

2025-03-31

Brief Summary

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Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCBP) is considered the leading cause of impairment of normal, symptom-free life (disability-adjusted life years - DALYs). NSCBP force more people out of work than diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, respiratory disease, asthma and cancer together. Strength and stability-oriented training programs in particular can lead to a significant improvement in NSCBP. However, back pain patients often cite time limitations and kinesiophobia (fear of movements) as the main reasons for their physical inactivity . The time-effective, joint-friendly and highly customizable whole-body electromyostimulation technology (WB-EMS) has been shown to be an effective alternative to conventional back training in two recently published clinical studies Following the successful implementation of this concept, dissemination of the positive results and testing of suitable settings for its implementation, the next step is to adapt and implement the concept as part of a knowledge transfer project in outpatient rehabilitation settings. The present project thus aimed to compare the effect of WB-EMS versus medical therapeutic therapy (MTT) using dedicated resistances devices as a recognized safe and effective treatment for low back pain.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Outcome assessors are unaware of participant status (WB-EMS or MTT) and were not allowed to ask participants correspondingly

Study Groups

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Whole-body electromyostimulation

WB-EMS 1.5x 20 min/week for 10 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whole-body electrostimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

10 weeks of WB-EMS 1.5x 20 min/week

Medical training therapy (MTT)

MTT 2x 45 min/week for 10 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Medical Training Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

10 weeks of MTT 2x 45 min/week

Interventions

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Whole-body electrostimulation

10 weeks of WB-EMS 1.5x 20 min/week

Intervention Type OTHER

Medical Training Therapy

10 weeks of MTT 2x 45 min/week

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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WB-EMS MTT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women and men 40-70 years old;
* chronic pain in the lumbar spine (at least 50 percent of the days of the last 3 months,
* average basal pain intensity (average 7 days) in the lumbar spine on NRS 0-10: ≥2.5

Exclusion Criteria

* orthopedic diagnosis (i.e. specific type of LBP);
* frequent intake of analgesics (\>4 days/week);
* pharmacological therapy or diseases affecting muscle metabolism (e.g., glucocorticoids);
* no contraindications for WB-EMS application (e.g., epilepsy, cardiac pacemaker, thrombosis, and total endoprosthesis)

Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No