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Effect of Manual Therapy on Low Back Pain in Osteopenic Postmenopausal Women

NCT06671665 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of manual therapy on low back pain in osteopenic postmenopausal women.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Osteopenia

Interventions

DRUG

calcium supplementation

Patients in both groups received calcium supplementation in the form of tablets that contain 665 mg calcium citrate. Citrate is easily assimilated and metabolized which provides the maximum benefit of the formula. Dosage: one tablet daily.

OTHER

Manual therapy

Manual therapy treatment will be in the form of craniosacral techniques and visceral manipulation techniques for 8 sessions in 12 weeks. Sessions will be divided into one session per week for the first 4 weeks then one session every two week for the next 8 weeks. Each session lasts for 45 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amel M. Yousef, PhD · Professor, Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-07
Primary Completion
2025-05-07
Completion
2025-06-07

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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