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TECAR Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy is more effective than traditional physiotherapy alone for reducing pain and functional disability and improving physical performance in adults with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce pain intensity compared with traditional physiotherapy alone? Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce functional disability? Does adding TECAR therapy improve core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity? Participants will: Receive 12 treatment sessions of either traditional physiotherapy with TECAR therapy or traditional physiotherapy alone. Have their pain intensity and functional disability assessed before and after treatment. Have their core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity assessed before and after treatment.
Official title: Effect of TECAR Therapy on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-10-20
Completion Date
2027-08-20
Last Updated
2026-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group
Apply sham TECAR and physical therapy programmes, including core training exercises, myofascial release, and mobilisation exercises for three sessions per week for four weeks.
TECAR therapy
In addition to the programme given in the control group, the TECAR group, therapy was delivered using the TECAR device in resistive mode with a frequency of 500 kHz. A flexible, self-adhesive return electrode (10 cm × 18 cm) was placed on the abdomen as a reference electrode. The power output was gradually increased from approximately 30% to 60% of the device's maximum output (100 W), with adjustments based on patient-reported thermal feedback to ensure a consistent perception of mild to moderate warmth. Each quadrant of the lumbar region was treated for approximately 5 min, to 20 min per session
Locations (1)
Batterjee Medical college
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia