Vacuum Myofascial Therapy Device and Physical Activity for the Treatment of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain. A Single Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT ID: NCT04534179

Last Updated: 2022-03-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-01-15

Brief Summary

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The term non-specific low back pain refers to the painful symptoms located in the lumbar region, which is delimited between the lower margin of the ribs and the lower limit of the buttocks

Detailed Description

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This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a vacuum myofascial therapy device (VT) for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), functionality, range of motion (ROM), low back pain-related disability, pain, and quality of life in patients with non-specific low back pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial in which participants with non-specific low back pain (NP) were randomly assigned to either an experimental (VT) or a comparison physical therapy program (PTP) group.

Conditions

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Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A specialist physician will be diagnosed chronic nonspecific low back pain
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Vacuum myofascial therapy and physical activity

The protocol would last 5 weeks, group received fifteen 30-minute sessions of vacuum myofascial therapy and fifteen sessions physical activity program similar to the control group per week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vacuum myofascial therapy and physical activity program.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

This group will treated five times with the analgesic program of physium therapy. Each maneuver was performed once per session by slow and progressive. The whole procedure lasted no more than 30 minutes.

Then they carried out the physical activity program

Physical activity Program

The exercise protocol would last 5 weeks, performing 3 exercise sessions per week, with an effective work time of 30 minutes per session. The exercises would be directly focused on activating the core stabilizing muscles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Physical activity program.

Intervention Type OTHER

Active Comparator: Physical activity The exercise protocol would last 5 weeks, performing 3 exercise sessions per week, with an effective work time of 20 minutes per session. The exercises would be directly focused on activating the core stabilizing muscles.

Interventions

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Vacuum myofascial therapy and physical activity program.

This group will treated five times with the analgesic program of physium therapy. Each maneuver was performed once per session by slow and progressive. The whole procedure lasted no more than 30 minutes.

Then they carried out the physical activity program

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Physical activity program.

Active Comparator: Physical activity The exercise protocol would last 5 weeks, performing 3 exercise sessions per week, with an effective work time of 20 minutes per session. The exercises would be directly focused on activating the core stabilizing muscles.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain that do not improve with conventional physiotherapy or pharmacological therapy protocols.
* Subjects who are in an active state of pain

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who have received surgery intervention in the spine
* Individuals have received the proposed treatment in one month´s period previously.
* Individuals who suffering from fibromialgia síndrome, cardiac patients with pacemakers, cancer, infectious processes, or generalized lymphedema.
* Pregnant women can not receive this treatment intervention.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Cadiz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Manuel Rodriguez Huguet

Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Manuel Manuel

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Cádiz

Locations

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Policlínica Santa María

Cadiz, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

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Other Identifiers

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Physium and physical therapy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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