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NCT Number: NCT05649774

Effects of Taping & Exercise Therapy on Lower Back Musculoskeletal Conditions in Pakistani Patients

Lower back pain has been one of the most frequently occurring musculoskeletal disorder among the females. This act as a global burden and is highly prevalent in our society. This pain can result in life long disability, loss of function and mobility among individuals. The female of the society suffers from lower back pain the most because of the under lying causes, prolong standing and stooping as well as because of hormonal changes in their bodies

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Key information

Conditions

Lower Back Pain Back Pain Low Back Pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

28 year–38 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Al-Tibri Medical college and hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

About this study

After studying the prevalence of the lower back pain among the females of Pakistan, the investogator find the need to assess the type of their pain and find out the best way to ease their pains. The motive was to develop a treatment protocol whose effects last longer and is inexpensive for the management of lower back pain.

Moreover, the investigator decided to study that which treatment protocol is better when compared to another and what is the role of sham treatment when given to the patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Females who were willing to participate.
  • Participants with nonspecific lower back pain will only be included and screened through the screening questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

  • Post-menopausal women
  • Females with any diagnosed co-morbidity.
  • Back pain progressive to any neurological deficit
  • Sustained or increased back pain with loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss accompanied with fever, nausea and chills
  • With any known spinal or lower back pathology
  • Tumor of the spine
  • Any underlying diseases of spinal cord (i.e, ankylosing spondylosis, spondolisthesis)
  • With any steroid therapy for lower back pain in the past three months
  • Any inflammatory rheumatic disease
  • Sensitive skin or any skin allergy or dermatological condition
  • Any rehabilitative services taken for the lower back pain in the past two months
  • Rejection to manual conatct

Treatment and study plan

therapy

Procedure

Only Myofascial Release will be provided

Other names: Myofascial Release

Taping technique

Procedure

Only Kinesiotaping will be provided

Other names: Taping

Therapy with taping

Procedure

Myofascial release will be provided followed by Kinesiotaping

Other names: Therapy followed by taping

Sham

Procedure

Placebo Treatment will be given

Primary outcomes

  1. Lower Back Pain

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  2. Disability of lower back

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    Oswestry Disability Index

Secondary outcomes

  1. Range of Motion

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    Flexion, Extension and Lateral Bending (L and R)

  2. Pain Pressure Threshold

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    Algometer was used to check the pain pressure threshold of Thoraco lumbar fascia, Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus and Tensor Fascia Latae

  3. Tissue Hardness

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    Algometer was used to check the tissue hardness of Thoraco lumbar fascia, Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus and Tensor Fascia Latae

  4. Quality of Life of patients with Lower back pain

    Time frame: Change from baseline to week 3

    36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Karachi

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2023

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