Clinical Trial: Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain With Transcutaneous Electrical Neurostimulation in Emergency Departments

U.S., May 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07588490) titled 'Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain With Transcutaneous Electrical Neurostimulation in Emergency Departments' on April 24.

Brief Summary: Acute low back pain is a common reason for emergency department visits (4.39% [95% CI: 3.67-5.18]). Drug treatment options are limited and largely ineffective. Paracetamol and opioids are no better than placebo for acute low back pain. Only NSAIDs and muscle relaxants have a slightly beneficial effect on pain, but muscle relaxants have an unfavorable benefit-risk ratio.

Given this situation, it is necessary to explore new non-pharmacological treatment options to relieve the pain of these patients. Tr...