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NCT Number: NCT04815915

Effects of Graston Technique in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain

Non-specific low back pain upsets individuals of all age gathering and is a most significant provider to illness load everywhere on the world. Overseeing rules prescribe emergency to locate the uncommon instances of low back pain that are brought about by actually genuine pathology, thus need demonstrative work-up or proficient arrangement, or both. Since non-specific low back pain doesn't have a known pathoanatomical cause and treatment accentuations on diminishing in agony and its meanings.

To determine the impacts of Graston technique in patients with non-specific low back pain.

This examination was Quasi Experimental study and on the basis of inclusion standards, 20 patients were involved. PNRS and ODI used to collect the data. Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.

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Key information

Conditions

Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Riphah Rehabilitation Center

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • • Both genders
  • Age (20-40 years)
  • Patients with non-specific backache
  • Trigger points and tender points at low back region

Exclusion criteria

  • • Patients with chronic diseases
  • Degenerative changes in spine
  • Open wounds around the area to be treated
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Cancer (depending on the type and location)
  • Taking anti-coagulants
  • Pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Graston Technique

Other

Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA.

Primary outcomes

  1. PNRS

    Time frame: 2 months

    Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) scores in subjects with moderate/severe pain at baseline. *P < 0.0001 vs. baseline. Includes only subjects with baseline PNRS score of 4 to 10. Scale ranges from 0 to 10. Data are shown as mean ± 95% confidence interval. n = 329 for all visits, all with a baseline PNRS score of 4 to 10.

  2. OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX

    Time frame: 2 months

    Each section is scored on a 0-5 scale, 5 representing the greatest disability. The index is calculated by dividing the summed score by the total possible score, which is then multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage. Thus, for every question not answered, the denominator is reduced by 5

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 25, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 25, 2021

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