Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique Alone and in Combination With Interferential Therapy for the Treatment of Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique Alone and in Combination With Interferential Therapy for the Treatment of Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06098053
• Other study ID #: 348
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 21, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Single blind randomized control trail in which two groups were formed. Group A was given Muscle energy technique and Group B was given muscle energy technique in combination with Interferential therapy.

Description:

After getting the REC approval from The Neurocounsel Clinics, study was initiated from 21 May, 2023 to 20 September 2023. Sample size was calculated by Epitool which came 30. Following participants were included a) both genders b) age 20-50 years and followings were excluded a) DM b) Parkinson disease c) disc disorder d) MSK disorder were excluded from this study. Simple random sampling technique was used to randomize participants into two equal groups. group A was given MET and group B was given MET plus IFT. 2 sessions/week for 4 & half weeks. Evaluation was done at PNS & EQ-5D-5L (QoL). Pre and post test analysis was done by use of SPSS version 21 and level of significance was kept p<0.05.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 20, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• both genders

• age between 20-50 years old

• non specific type of back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Parkinson disease

• Any other Musculoskeletal disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Other:
• muscle energy technique
Muscle energy technique is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks
• Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy
Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	The Neurocouncil Clinic	Islamabad	Federal

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain numeric scale	this scale is used to measure the pain 0 means no pain and 10 means worst pain ever	4 and half weeks
Primary	short form of 36	SF-36 is used to meaure the quality of life. 0 means worst quality of life and higher values towards 100 means best quality of life	4 and half weeks