New therapy eases chronic back and leg pain in small study
NCT ID NCT07305792
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether High Tone Power Therapy can help people with long-term lower back pain that travels down one leg. 52 adults aged 35 to 50 with a herniated disc took part. The therapy aims to reduce pain, improve movement, and boost quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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35 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Their ages range from 35 to 50 years. * Both sex. * Back pain for more than six months; radiating unilaterally down to one lower limb over the dermatomal distributions of L4-L5, L5-S1 nerve roots. * Radiological confirmation of disc herniation or protrusion at L4-5 or L5-S1 levels by MRI. * Symptom duration of at least 4 weeks and not more than 6 months. * Positive Straight Leg Raise test * Body mass index (18.5 - 24.99Kg/m2). Exclusion criteria * Red flags: spinal tumors, cauda equina syndrome, spinal fractures, osteoporosis, infection. * Bilateral symptoms. * Spondylolisthesis, spondylitis, spinal canal stenosis. * Previous lumbopelvic or hip surgery or injection. * Any hip structural abnormality such as malformations, impingements and degeneration. * Postural deviations such as scoliosis, kyphosis and lateral shift. * Fibromyalgia. * Pregnancy and Gynecological problems. * Systemic inflammatory conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis) * Uncontrolled chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes mellitus with neuropathy and severe cardiovascular disease)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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October 6 University
Giza, El-Sheikh Zayed City Giza 1133 Egypt, Egypt
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