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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the capacitive diathermy in the mechanosensitivity, morphological, functional and contractility changes in patients with lumbopelvic pain.
Design: A pilot study, single blind, randomized controlled clinical trial, approved previously by The Princess University Hospital Ethics Committee (Feb 11, 2016) and the European University clinical intervention review board (CIPI/054/15).
Setting: Faculty of Health Sciences, Exercise and Sport. European University of Madrid.
Patients and intervention: A sample of 20 patients with bilateral lumbopelvic pain, between 18 and 60 years old, will be recruited and randomized into 2 intervention groups. The instrumental manual therapy with the switched on capacitive diathermy electrode (IMT+ T-CaRe®on; n = 10) and the instrumental manual therapy with the switched off capacitive diathermy electrode (IMT+ T-CaRe®off; n = 10) will be bilaterally treated for 4 weeks (1 treatment per week during 10 minutes) in the lumbopelvic region.
Outcome measurements: Control variables such as the age, sex, height, weight, body mass index, Borg scale physical activity and distress respiratory test will be measured at the beginning of the treatment. Dependent variables such as the pain intensity, the pressure pain threshold, the contractility, the stiffness, the adverse effects, the Oswestry and Schöber test, as well as the ultrasound imaging cross sectional area and thickness of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, connective tissue, L4 multifidus and the abdominal Wall (rectus anterior, externus oblique, internal oblique and transversus abdominis) will be assessed before and after each intervention by a blinded examiner.
Analysis data: The statistical analysis will be performed with a 95% confidence interval and the Statistic Package Social Sciences (SPSS) 22.0.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMT+ T-CaRe®on; n = 10 | Experimental | The instrumental manual therapy with the switched on capacitive diathermy electrode |
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| IMT+ T-CaRe® off; n = 10 | Sham Comparator | The instrumental manual therapy with the switched off capacitive diathermy electrode |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacitive diathermy (T-CaRe®) | Device | The instrumental manual therapy with the switched on capacitive diathermy electrode (IMT+ T-CaRe® on; n = 10) and the instrumental manual therapy with the switched off capacitive diathermy electrode (IMT+ T-CaRe® off; n = 10) will be bilaterally treated for 4 weeks (1 treatment per week during 10 minutes) in the lumbopelvic region. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity from 0 to 10 | Visual analogue scale | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure pain threshold in kg/cm^2 | Analogue pressure algometer (Mechanical algometer) | 4 weeks |
| Contractility time in seconds | Electrical stimulator |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years. | 1 day | |
| Sex (men / women) | 1 day | |
| height in meters |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Calvo Lobo, PhD, MSc, PT | Contact | 0034-912-115-268 | 5268 | cesar.calvo@universidadeuropea.es |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| César Calvo Lobo, PhD, MSc, PT | European University of Madrid | Principal Investigator |
| David Rodríguez Sanz, PhD, MSc, PT | European University of Madrid | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European University of Madrid | Recruiting | Villaviciosa de Odón | Madrid | 28670 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| Instrumental manual therapy | Other | Bilateral longitudinal massage in the lumbar region (110 mm; 5 minutes in each side) |
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| 4 weeks |
| Stiffness by the mean strain ratio (proportion) by Sonoelastography | The mean strain ratio by Sonoelastography | 4 weeks |
| Adverse effects (yes or no) | 4 weeks |
| Oswestry test from 0 to 100 | 4 weeks |
| Schöber test in centimeters | 4 weeks |
| Cross sectional area (cm^2) in centimeters | Ultrasound imaging (cm^2) in the L4 multifidus of the low back region and the rectus anterior of the abdominal wall. Diagnostic ultrasound system. | 4 weeks |
| Thickness in centimeters | Ultrasound imaging (cm) in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, connective tissue, L4 multifidus and the abdominal Wall (rectus anterior, external oblique, internus oblique and transversus abdominis). Diagnostic ultrasound system | 4 weeks |
| 1 day |
| weight in kilograms | 1 day |
| body mass index in kg/m^2 | 1 day |
| Borg physical scale from 0 to 10 | 1 day |
| Nijmegen distress respiratory test from 0 to 64 | 1 day |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |