Effects of Mechanical Versus Manual Traction in the Management of Low Back Pain.

NCT ID: NCT05059249

Last Updated: 2021-09-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-01

Study Completion Date

2020-01-30

Brief Summary

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This study compared the effects of mechanical and manual traction on pain, disability and lumbar spinal curvature in patients with discogenic low back pain

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain Low Back Pain, Mechanical Disc Degeneration Disc Prolapse Disc Prolapse With Radiculopathy Lumbar Radiculopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Manual Traction

Moist heat packs \& TENS for ten minutes followed by Manual Traction and 3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions firstly but modified as per the response of the patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hot Pack

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Superficial Heating

Manual Traction

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual Traction for 10 minutes

Joint Mobilization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions

TENS

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

TENS for 10 minutes with hot pack

Mechanical traction

Moist heat packs \& TENS for ten minutes followed by Mechanical Traction and 3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions firstly but modified as per the response of the patient

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hot Pack

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Superficial Heating

Mechanical Traction

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mechanical Traction for 10 minutes

Joint Mobilization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions

TENS

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

TENS for 10 minutes with hot pack

Interventions

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Hot Pack

Superficial Heating

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual Traction

Manual Traction for 10 minutes

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mechanical Traction

Mechanical Traction for 10 minutes

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Joint Mobilization

3 sets of slow gentle segmental mobilizations (unilateral and posterior-anterior) with at least 10 to 15 repetitions

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

TENS

TENS for 10 minutes with hot pack

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with discogenic low back pain,
* Patients of both genders
* Age ranges from 20 to 60 years
* NPRS \> 5

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with non-mechanical back pain
* Patients with known metabolic diseases,
* Osteoporotic patients,
* Recent history of spinal trauma or surgery,
* Lumbar myelopathy,
* Cauda equine syndrome.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Foundation University Islamabad

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Furqan Yaqoob, PhD*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Foundation University Islamabad

Muhammad Osama, PhD*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Foundation University Islamabad

Locations

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Foundation University Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences.

Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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FUI/CTR/2021/5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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