The effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of lumbar nerve root pain
ISRCTN | ISRCTN54474269 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN54474269 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N0453160074 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 26/07/2016
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Chris J McCarthy
Scientific
Scientific
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)161 2765035 |
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christopher.j.mccarthy@man.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet |
Scientific title | The effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of lumbar nerve root pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial |
Study objectives | The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in patients with low back pain and nerve root pain compared to a placebo control. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Lumbar nerve root pain |
Intervention | Double blind randomised control trial comparing a course of 8 treatments of TU with a placebo course of 8 sham TU sessions. |
Intervention type | Procedure/Surgery |
Primary outcome measure | Not provided at time of registration |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/12/2004 |
Completion date | 01/12/2005 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 30 |
Key inclusion criteria | 30 patients with LBP and nerve root pain |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/12/2004 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/12/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals
Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom
M13 9WL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
No information available
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
26/07/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.