Effects of Tactile Stimuli for Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Activation in Healthy Adults and Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT02836860 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-07-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare combined tactile stimulation and verbal instruction to verbal instruction only on lumbar multifidus muscle activation in asymptomatic healthy adults and in patients with LBP.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Tactile stimuli

Both groups will receive tactile stimuli: hand touch on the right and left lumbar multifidus muscles at L4-5

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Woman's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon Wang-Price, PhD · Texas Woman's University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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