Effect of Mulligan Technique Versus Core Stability Exercises on Low Back Pain in Post Menopausal Women

NCT ID: NCT06634550

Last Updated: 2024-10-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-15

Study Completion Date

2025-01-30

Brief Summary

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This study will be conducted to compare the effect of Mulligan technique and core stability exercises on low back pain in post menopausal women.

Detailed Description

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Low back pain is a major health problem affecting majority of the people at some point of their life.

Mulligan techniques can correct positional faults that occur in the spine and, thus, once the pain generator is released, normal function returns and the muscle guarding around the affected joint is resolved. Several studies have reported that along with the biomechanical changes, certain neurophysiological changes exist that occur at the spinal level after applying Mulligan techniques, including changes in descending pain inhibitory systems and changes in central pain processing mechanisms.

Core stability exercises are usually used to strengthen the muscles around the abdominal, lumbar, and pelvic regions, because the muscles of these regions play an important role in stability as well as in controlling the lumbar posture by using tonic or postural muscles during whole-body exercises.

So, this study will be conducted to provide new evidence and information about the efficacy of Mulligan technique versus core stability exercises on low back pain in postmenopausal women, to manage this problem for these women and add new information to the field of physical therapy.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mulligan technique group

The participants will receive Mulligan technique and lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mulligan technique

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will receive Mulligan technique (modified SNAGs) (10 rep. / 3 sets with 5 min rest in between) for 30 minutes, 3 sessions / week in addition to lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks.

Lifestyle modification advice

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will receive lifestyle modification advice only for 4 weeks

Core stability exercise group

The participants will receive core stability exercises and lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Core stability exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will perform core stability exercises (spinus multifiduse ex, diaphragmatic strengthening ex, frontal plank, pelvic floor ex,) 3 sessions / week for 30 min each session in addition to lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks

Lifestyle modification advice

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will receive lifestyle modification advice only for 4 weeks

Lifestyle modification advice group

The participants will receive lifestyle modification advice only for 4 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lifestyle modification advice

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will receive lifestyle modification advice only for 4 weeks

Interventions

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Mulligan technique

The participants will receive Mulligan technique (modified SNAGs) (10 rep. / 3 sets with 5 min rest in between) for 30 minutes, 3 sessions / week in addition to lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Core stability exercise

The participants will perform core stability exercises (spinus multifiduse ex, diaphragmatic strengthening ex, frontal plank, pelvic floor ex,) 3 sessions / week for 30 min each session in addition to lifestyle modification advice for 4 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Lifestyle modification advice

The participants will receive lifestyle modification advice only for 4 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Sixty postmenopausal women (at least one year after stoppage of menses).
* Their age will be ranged from 50 to 60 years.
* All of them are diagnosed with chronic low back pain.
* Their BMI will be less than 30 kg/ m2.
* All of them are of sedentary lifestyle.
* The score of pain will be 2 or more in a VAS.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants will be excluded from the study if they have:
* Spinal fractures or any other neurological disorders.
* Lumber disc herniation or spondylolithesis
* Body mass index more than 30 kg/m2.
* Pelvic pathology
* Gynecological diseases as chronic pelvic pain, uterine prolapse or retroversion flexion of the uterus.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hala Ali Mohamed

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Azza B Kassab, professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Cairo University

Locations

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Hala Ali Mohamed

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Hala A. Mohamed, Master

Role: CONTACT

+200103611530

Mohamed F Abo Eleinien, professor

Role: CONTACT

+201001414404

Other Identifiers

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P.T.REC/012/005170

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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