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Effect of Diaphragm Manual Therapy With Conventional Physical Therapy in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain Patients

NCT05299216 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2023-05-15

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Summary

A randomized single-blind clinical study will be performed. A sample size of 34 patients including only male gender, will be taken from various clinical settings of Faisalabad. Non-probability purposive sampling technique will be used. Patients will be randomly allocated into two groups. Treatment Group A will perform Conventional Physical Therapy and Diaphragm Manual Therapy and Group B will perform Conventional Physical Therapy and Sham Diaphragm Manual Therapy. Numerical Pain Rating Scale and lumbar range of motion scores will be assessed at pre-treatment, 2nd-week post-treatment and 4th-week post-treatment. Oswestry Disability Index scores and Short Form 12 Health Survey Questionnaire will be assessed at pre-treatment and 4th-week post-treatment. Statistical analysis will be performed on Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 25.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Diaphragm Technique

Treatment group will receive Manual Diaphragm Technique in addition to Conventional Physical Therapy. Therapist will make physical contact to the underside of the 7th to 10th rib costal cartilages. During the inspiratory phase, the therapist will use both hands to gently pull the points of contact in the direction of the head. During exhalation, the therapist will maintain resistance. The procedure will be done in two sets of ten deep breaths, separated by a one-minute pause.

OTHER

Conventional Physical Therapy

Conventional Physical Therapy group comprises electrotherapeutic treatment and exercise plan. Subjects will undergo a thermal continuous ultrasound, conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and a hot pack. Stretching activities for the back, iliopsoas, and hamstring muscles, as well as abdominal muscle strengthening exercises, will be included in the workout.

OTHER

Sham Diaphragm Manual Technique

The Control group will also receive a sham diaphragm release technique. The therapist and participant will have the same manual contacts, duration, and placement as the treatment group, but the therapist will simply use a light touch with the same anatomical landmarks and will not apply pressure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Faisalabad

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Mariam Mehmood, MS-OMPT · University of Faisalabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-01
Primary Completion
2022-07-30
Completion
2022-08-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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