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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
70 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-04-30
2013-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants: Seventy patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will be randomly assigned to an experimental and control group.
Intervention: For 10-week, the experimental group will undergo treatment comprising 10 sessions (1/week) of a craniosacral therapy program with ten techniques, and the control group will receive only one craniosacral technique.
Main Outcome Measures: disability, quality of life, biochemical estimation interstitial fluid, body mass indicators, hormonal indicators, indicators of autonomic nervous system,and indicators of oxidative stress will be collected in both groups at baseline, 10 weeks and 15 weeks after the last intervention in the experimental and control groups, by an assessor blinded to the treatment allocation of the patients. Baseline demographic and clinical variables will be examined between both groups with an independent Student t-test for continuous data. Separate 2x3 model ANOVA with time (baseline, 10 weeks and 15 weeks) as the within-subjects factor, group (experimental, control) will be to determine the effects of the treatment.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Craniosacral Therapy Program
A program of 10 craniosacral therapy techniques
Craniosacral Therapy Program
The ten techniques of craniosacral therapy program are: Still Point (CV-4, Sacred Feet), diaphragms(pelvic, respiratory, thoracic inlet, hyoid, Occipital Cranial Base), Decompression L5-S1, Dural Tube Glide, Lift Front, Parietal Lift, Compression / decompression of the joint sphenobasilar, Temporary Technique, Compression / decompression of the temporomandibular joints, and Still Point CV-4.
One technique of craniosacral therapy
Decompression L5-S1.
One technique of craniosacral therapy
Decompression L5-S1: lumbosacral decompression
Interventions
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Craniosacral Therapy Program
The ten techniques of craniosacral therapy program are: Still Point (CV-4, Sacred Feet), diaphragms(pelvic, respiratory, thoracic inlet, hyoid, Occipital Cranial Base), Decompression L5-S1, Dural Tube Glide, Lift Front, Parietal Lift, Compression / decompression of the joint sphenobasilar, Temporary Technique, Compression / decompression of the temporomandibular joints, and Still Point CV-4.
One technique of craniosacral therapy
Decompression L5-S1: lumbosacral decompression
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Score \> 4 on the Roland Morris Disability questionnaire
* No undergoing another physical therapy treatment
Exclusion Criteria
* Presence of lumbar stenosis
* Fibromyalgia
* Spondylolisthesis
* History of spinal surgery
* Treatment with corticosteroids in the past two weeks
* Disease of the central or peripheral nervous system
25 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universidad de Granada
OTHER
Universidad de Almeria
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez
PhD (Lecturer)
Principal Investigators
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Adelaida Castro-Sánchez, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Universidad de Almeria
Locations
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Universidad de Almeria
Almería, Almeria, Spain
Countries
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References
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Curtis P, Gaylord SA, Park J, Faurot KR, Coble R, Suchindran C, Coeytaux RR, Wilkinson L, Mann JD. Credibility of low-strength static magnet therapy as an attention control intervention for a randomized controlled study of CranioSacral therapy for migraine headaches. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Aug;17(8):711-21. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0277. Epub 2011 Jul 6.
Harrison RE, Page JS. Multipractitioner Upledger CranioSacral Therapy: descriptive outcome study 2007-2008. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Jan;17(1):13-7. doi: 10.1089/acm.2009.0644. Epub 2011 Jan 9.
Castro-Sanchez AM, Mataran-Penarrocha GA, Sanchez-Labraca N, Quesada-Rubio JM, Granero-Molina J, Moreno-Lorenzo C. A randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of craniosacral therapy on pain and heart rate variability in fibromyalgia patients. Clin Rehabil. 2011 Jan;25(1):25-35. doi: 10.1177/0269215510375909. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
Elden H, Ostgaard HC, Glantz A, Marciniak P, Linner AC, Olsen MF. Effects of craniosacral therapy as adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: a multicenter, single blind, randomized controlled trial. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2013 Jul;92(7):775-82. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12096. Epub 2013 Mar 4.
Gillespie BR. Case study in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the corrective aspect of craniosacral fascial therapy. Explore (NY). 2009 Sep-Oct;5(5):296-8. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.06.003. No abstract available.
Mataran-Penarrocha GA, Castro-Sanchez AM, Garcia GC, Moreno-Lorenzo C, Carreno TP, Zafra MD. Influence of craniosacral therapy on anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:178769. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nep125. Epub 2011 Jun 15.
Holla M, Ijland MM, van der Vliet AM, Edwards M, Verlaat CW. [Death of an infant following 'craniosacral' manipulation of the neck and spine]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009 Apr 25;153(17):828-31. Dutch.
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McManus V, Gliksten M. The use of CranioSacral therapy in a physically impaired population in a disability service in southern Ireland. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Nov;13(9):929-30. doi: 10.1089/acm.2007.0521. No abstract available.
Downey PA, Barbano T, Kapur-Wadhwa R, Sciote JJ, Siegel MI, Mooney MP. Craniosacral therapy: the effects of cranial manipulation on intracranial pressure and cranial bone movement. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Nov;36(11):845-53. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.36.11.845.
Flynn TW, Cleland JA, Schaible P. Craniosacral therapy and professional responsibility. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Nov;36(11):834-6. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.0112. No abstract available.
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Other Identifiers
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UAL-123
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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