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The Effect of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercises on Pain and Functional Status in Persons With Low Back Pain

NCT05784168 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-03-24

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Summary

Non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP) can be managed with a variety of treatments such as educational programmes, behavioural therapy, acupuncture, medication, electrophysical agents, manual therapy and exercise therapy. Although the above therapies are widely used, they show limited effect at best, with frequent recurrences of LBP. There is insufficient data to prove that one type of exercise is superior to another. Manual therapy is a common therapeutic method used in the treatment of LBP. Therefore, we hypothesised that manual therapy combined with therapeutic exercises would lead to a greater reduction in back pain and improvement in functional status. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of 6 weeks of manual therapy combined with therapeutic exercise on pain and functional status in subjects with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Manual therapy

6 weeks, 12 sessions in total, 2 times a week of manual therapy: spinal manipulation, specific mobilisations and stretches. Manual therapy treatments are carried out by a physiotherapist with more than 10 years of experience. In addition, 6 weeks, 5 times a week, a programme of therapeutic exercises at home: muscle strengthening and stretching, balance and coordination training, spinal stabilisation exercises.

OTHER

Exercise therapy

6 weeks, 12 sessions in total, 2 times a week therapeutic exercise programme under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The exercise programme consisted of muscle strengthening and stretching, balance and coordination training, spinal stabilisation exercises. In addition, 6 weeks, 5 times a week, a programme of therapeutic exercises at home: muscle strengthening and stretching, balance and coordination training, spinal stabilisation exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lithuanian Sports University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vytautas Pilelis, Master · Lithuanian Sports University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-01
Completion
2022-12-01

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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