Adding radial shock wave therapy to physical therapy for chronic low back pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults with non-specific chronic low back pain will receive conventional rehabilitation, and a group will also receive radial ESWT added to that program. Pain, disability questionnaires, and ultrasonographic measures including elastography of paraspinal muscles will be recorded at baseline and after the intervention. The trial compares changes between the group receiving ESWT plus rehab and the group receiving rehab alone to determine added effects. Outcomes will focus on patient-reported pain and function together with imaging-based muscle stiffness and morphology.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Non-specific low back pain lasting more than three months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Specific lumbar spine diseases (radicular pain, spinal stenosis, infection)
* History of trauma, fracture, surgery, or presence of scar tissue in the lumbar region
* Presence of a disease that may affect muscle stiffness, such as collagen tissue disorders, hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis, or myopathies
* Malignancy, pregnancy, severe hypertension
* Coagulopathy, chronic heart disease
* Ankylosing spondylitis
* Diseases that may initially affect lumbar mobility and pain, such as leg length discrepancy, hip prosthesis, or scoliosis

Where it's running

• Pamukkale University
  Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Füsun Ardıç, Professor
• Email: ardicf@gmail.com
• Phone: +905342197714

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.