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Effects of Mechanical Versus Manual Traction in the Management of Low Back Pain.

NCT05059249 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2021-09-28

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Summary

This study compared the effects of mechanical and manual traction on pain, disability and lumbar spinal curvature in patients with discogenic low back pain

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Low Back Pain, Mechanical
  • Disc Degeneration
  • Disc Prolapse
  • Disc Prolapse With Radiculopathy
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Hot Pack

Superficial Heating

PROCEDURE

Manual Traction

Manual Traction for 10 minutes

PROCEDURE

Mechanical Traction

Mechanical Traction for 10 minutes

PROCEDURE

Joint Mobilization

3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions

PROCEDURE

TENS

TENS for 10 minutes with hot pack

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Foundation University Islamabad

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Furqan Yaqoob, PhD* · Foundation University Islamabad

  • Muhammad Osama, PhD* · Foundation University Islamabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2020-01-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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