Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation or Kinesio Taping on Recovery Disability in Low Back Pain (ELECBACK)

October 4, 2018 updated by: Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz, Universidad de Granada

Short-term Effectiveness of Additional Electrical Stimulation to Exercise Versus Kinesio Taping in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of electrical stimulation and kinesio taping in combination with exercise in People with Chronic Low Back Pain

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

62

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Almería, Spain, S/N
        • Adelaida Mª Castro Sánchez

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. LBP for three months or more;
  2. age between 25 and 65 years;
  3. a score of four points or more on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire;
  4. not currently receiving physical therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. the presence of lumbar stenosis;
  2. any clinical signs of radiculopathy;
  3. a diagnosis of spondylolisthesis;
  4. a diagnosis of fibromyalgia;
  5. treatment with corticosteroid or oral medication within the past two weeks;
  6. a history of spinal surgery;
  7. disease of the central or peripheral nervous system.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Kinesio taping plus exercise
Kinesio taping application for low back plus back exercises.This protocol will be administered three a week for 4 weeks.
Other: Kinesio taping
Kinesio taping is a new taping modality which act diminishing pain.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Electrical stimulation plus exercise
Electrical stimulation for control pain applied in low back plus exercises.This protocol will be administered three a week for 4 weeks.
Other: Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation therapy is a electrical current that allow patients diminish pain.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) at one month.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The Roland Morris disability questionnaire is a self-administered disability measurement scored on a 24-point scale from 0 = no disability to 24 = severe disability
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at one month.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The Oswestry disability index evaluates daily life activity limitations in 10 dimensions, each scored on a 6-point scale (0-5 points); the total points scored are expressed as a percentage, used to classify individuals as minimally disabled (0-10%), moderately disabled (20-40%), severely disabled (40-60%), crippled (60-80%), or bedbound (80-100%).
4 weeks
Change from baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The visual analogue scale for pain intensity ranged from 0 = no pain to 10 = worst imaginable pain
4 weeks
Change from baseline Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia comprises 17 items on the fear of movement or recurrent lesion, each scored on a 4-point Likert scale from "completely disagree" to "completely agree".
4 weeks
Change from baseline Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Examination of PPT will be performed with the use of an Algometer. According to International Association for the Study of Pain, PPT is the smallest stimulus causing the feeling of pain (International Association for the Study of Pain, Subcommittee on Taxonomy, 1986). The examination will carried out twice in the same places, on the left and right sides following the protocol described by Sipko et al.2013: musculus erector spinae - at the level of L2, 3 cm away from the interspinous line; musculus gluteus medius - between the greater trochanter and iliac crest sideways; musculus triceps surae - the transition of the belly of the muscle into the tendon; and musculus tibialis anterior - one-third of the upper shank, at the front.
4 weeks
Change from baseline Mechanosensitive/the Seated Slump Test neurodynamic testing at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The subject will be positioned in an erect sitting position on an examination plinth with the popliteal creases just off the edge of the plinth. The subject will be asked to sit in a slouched position. After, the subject will be asked to actively flex the cervical spine as far as comfortably possible. After, the subject's ankle will be then passively dorsiflexed to slight resistance, while the knee is slowly passively extended.The knee will be extended until the subject reports onset of neural-mediated symptoms.The degree of knee extension will be measured with a large universal goniometer.
4 weeks
Change from baseline Mechanosensitive/straight-leg raise neurodynamic testing at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The subject will be positioned in supine with standardized head support. After the test will be performed with the ankle in neutral position and with 30º of ankle flexion. The hip will be flexed with the knee extended until the subject reports onset of neural-mediated symptoms. The degree of hip flexion will be measured with a large universal goniometer.
4 weeks
Change from baseline Anxiety and depression measures at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Beck questionnaire
4 weeks
Change from baseline Quality of Sleep at one month
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Pittsburgh questionnaire
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Universidad de Granada

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: María Encarnación Aguilar-Ferrándiz, Deparment of Physical Therapy. University of Granada

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 16, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 24, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

October 9, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ELECBACK_KT

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