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Effect of Tok-Sen Massage for Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT06431503 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2024-08-30

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Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial was to find out whether Tok Sen massage (a massage method with wooden instruments from northern Thailand) is more effective than pressure massage in relieving pain and improving quality of life in participants with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can Tok Sen Massage Relieve Chronic Lower Back Pain? Can Tok Sen massage improve the quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain? Researchers compared Tok Sen massage with pressure massage, which works on low back pain, to see if it could treat chronic low back pain.

Participants will:

Receive Tok Sen massage or pressure massage every week for 1 month. Questionnaires and flexion measurements before and after each massage. After the massage session, fill out the online questionnaire once a month for three months.

Conditions

  • Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Tok-Sen Massage

Press the wedge and tapping: the strength for pressing the wedge is 1000g±50g, the height for mallet free fall(instead of beating by arm)10cm±2cm. For Pressure massage, the strength for pressing the wedge is 1500g±50g.

OTHER

Pressure Massage

Press the wedge: the strength for pressing the wedge is 1500g±50g,

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yu-Chen Lee, M.D. & Ph.D. · China Medical University, China

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-11
Primary Completion
2024-03-13
Completion
2024-05-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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