Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and multifaceted health condition affecting over 619 million people globally. Today, pain evaluation heavily relies on subjective measures, so more advanced diagnosis and treatment methods are required. Electrodermal activity (EDA) could represent a po...
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| description | Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and multifaceted health condition affecting over 619 million people globally. Today, pain evaluation heavily relies on subjective measures, so more advanced diagnosis and treatment methods are required. Electrodermal activity (EDA) could represent a potential objective tool to assess LBP. Despite its promise, EDA has been less studied in this context, and the methodologies vary across studies. The systematic review described thus aims to determine the relationship between EDA and LBP as well as the potential utility of EDA as a tool for evaluating LBP. The various EDA measurement methodologies employed to detect LBP will also be analysed to ultimately identify the most reliable and effective approaches.Methods and analysis The primary databases include PubMed, Web of Science (all databases) and Scopus. The search strategy will be tailored to identify articles written in English or Spanish without imposing any time restrictions. The snowballing technique will also be used to identify additional studies by reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles or citing articles.Eligible studies will encompass adults with both acute and chronic LBP. A diverse range of research designs will be considered, focusing on the relationship between EDA and LBP. PEDro scale and Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 2.0 (RoB2) will be used to assess the methodological quality and risk of bias in the studies, respectively. Data synthesis will be based on a structured presentation of participant characteristics, methodological details and EDA-related variables.Ethics and dissemination This protocol of systematic review, registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, adheres to the PRISMA checklist. The study findings will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals. The search process is forecast to end on 30 November 2024. Adhering to Spanish guidelines, ethical approval is deemed unnecessary for our secondary analyses, given the de-identification and anonymous analysis of all data.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023464812. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8cc50d9d1ec4cf0946930c7308a521d2025-08-20T01:56:56ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552024-12-01141210.1136/bmjopen-2023-082814Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocolSergio Hernandez-Sanchez0Sergio Sebastia-Amat1Juan Tortosa-Martinez2Gema Sanchis-Soler3Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo43 Translational Research Center in Physiotherapy, Department of Pathology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Alicante-Valencia Km. 8, 7-N 332, 3550 Alicante, Spain1 Department of General and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain1 Department of General and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain1 Department of General and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain1 Department of General and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SpainIntroduction Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and multifaceted health condition affecting over 619 million people globally. Today, pain evaluation heavily relies on subjective measures, so more advanced diagnosis and treatment methods are required. Electrodermal activity (EDA) could represent a potential objective tool to assess LBP. Despite its promise, EDA has been less studied in this context, and the methodologies vary across studies. The systematic review described thus aims to determine the relationship between EDA and LBP as well as the potential utility of EDA as a tool for evaluating LBP. The various EDA measurement methodologies employed to detect LBP will also be analysed to ultimately identify the most reliable and effective approaches.Methods and analysis The primary databases include PubMed, Web of Science (all databases) and Scopus. The search strategy will be tailored to identify articles written in English or Spanish without imposing any time restrictions. The snowballing technique will also be used to identify additional studies by reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles or citing articles.Eligible studies will encompass adults with both acute and chronic LBP. A diverse range of research designs will be considered, focusing on the relationship between EDA and LBP. PEDro scale and Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 2.0 (RoB2) will be used to assess the methodological quality and risk of bias in the studies, respectively. Data synthesis will be based on a structured presentation of participant characteristics, methodological details and EDA-related variables.Ethics and dissemination This protocol of systematic review, registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, adheres to the PRISMA checklist. The study findings will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals. The search process is forecast to end on 30 November 2024. Adhering to Spanish guidelines, ethical approval is deemed unnecessary for our secondary analyses, given the de-identification and anonymous analysis of all data.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023464812.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/12/e082814.full |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Hernandez-Sanchez Sergio Sebastia-Amat Juan Tortosa-Martinez Gema Sanchis-Soler Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol |
| title_full | Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol |
| title_short | Evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity: a systematic review protocol |
| title_sort | evaluating low back pain through electrodermal activity a systematic review protocol |
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