Effect of Dynamic Cupping & Myofascial Release on Pain, ROM and Performance in Athletes With Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT05978765

Last Updated: 2023-08-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-02

Study Completion Date

2023-06-30

Brief Summary

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Data will be collected at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. Study design will be Randomized Clinical Trial. Sample size is 28. Population will be divided into two Groups by Convinient Sampling Technique. Group A willl be Treated with Dynamic Cupping And Group B will be Treated with Soft Tissue Myofascial Release. Inclinometer, Back Pain Functional Scale, Functional Mobility Scale and Numerc Pain Rating Scale will be used to generate the outcomes of study.

Detailed Description

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The objective of this study is to compare the Effects Of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial Release on Pain, Range of motion and Function in athletes with non-specific low back pain.

Tools to be used in this study will be :

Inclinometer: An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure

. Back Pain Functional Scale: a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain.

FMS: The Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) has been constructed to classify functional mobility.

Numeric PAIN Ratig Scale: The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain the screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable".

The study will be collected from Sports related persons at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. First, a consent form will be filled the person and then the data will be recorded through our questionaire on day 1 and then after 6 weeks of treatment. Group A will be treated with Dynamic Cupping and Group B will be treated with Myofascial release. Group A: will be an interventional group and it will be treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and cup will be placed,a vacuum will be created by using a vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes. Group B : Will be a control group and it will be treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment, and petroleum jelly will be applied to the area followed by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either crisscross, along the fiber or in Figure of 8.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain Myofascial Pain Back Strain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Inclinometer

Inclinometer : An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.

Myofascial Release

Intervention Type OTHER

e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8

Back Pain Functional Scale

a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.

Myofascial Release

Intervention Type OTHER

e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8

Functional Mobility Scale

has been constructed to classify functional mobility

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.

Myofascial Release

Intervention Type OTHER

e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

A pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.

Myofascial Release

Intervention Type OTHER

e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8

Interventions

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Dry Cupping

treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Myofascial Release

e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Both male and female
* 18-35years(1)
* low Backpain
* NPRS (3 to 10 cut of value)
* Must be a Sports related persons.

Exclusion Criteria

* Systemic Illness. (Diabetes mellitus,Tuberculosis, Arthritis, Scoliosis)
* History of Fracture in last 6 months
* Stayed out of Sports from last 6 months
* History of Disc Buldge and another structural problem.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Aamir Gul Memon, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Riphah International University

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

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Other Identifiers

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REC/RCR&AHS/23/0414 UMER

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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