Manual Therapy for Pregnancy Related Back Pain

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Tui-Na Versus Positional Release Techniques on Pregnancy Related Low Back Pain in the Third Trimester. A Randomized Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06198647
• Other study ID #: PT.BU.EC.2
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Benha University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

More than 50% of women experience pain in the lumbopelvic area during pregnancy. The prevalence of pain increases with the duration of pregnancy. Trunk muscles are needed to sustain low levels of activity for an extended duration. Preventing muscles from fatiguing is very important. Manual therapy techniques can minimize loading of the spine while improving muscular endurance and preventing fatigue. Moreover, inhibition of the trigger points of the spinal musculature is an important factor to consider.

Description:

Tui-Na massage and positional release therapy are both of the common manual therapies used recently for low back pain. However, no studies have compared their effects on pregnancy related low back pain in third trimester.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 27, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• low back pain

• mild to moderate disability concurring to the Oswestry Disability Index (up to 40%),

• age ranged from 20 - 40 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current physical therapy or medical treatment for low back pain,

• contracture or surgery affecting the lumbar spine,

• scoliosis,

• pathologies such as inflammatory diseases,

• skin diseases,

• congenital diseases,

• neurological diseases,

• dislocations, neoplasms,

• disc prolapse,

• visual or auditory problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• Tui-na massage
Using Tui-na massage for the back muscles
• positional release technique
using positional release manual technique to relax the back muscles

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Benha University	Cairo	Benah

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Benha University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	back pain intensity	will be measure by the visual analogue scale that range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating greater pain intensity.	through study completion, an average of 2 months
Secondary	The pressure pain threshold (kg/cm2)	will be measured using a pressure algometer that will be placed vertically on the most tender point at the low back para spinal muscles.	through study completion, an average of 2 months