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NCT Number: NCT02537119

Massage Therapy on Hamstrings in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Effectiveness of a technique of dynamic massage therapy in the hamstrings in patients with nonspecific low back pain.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CEU Cardenal Herrera University

Moncada, Valencia, 46113, Spain

About this study

The main objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of a technique of dynamic massage therapy in the hamstrings in patients with nonspecific low back pain. Secondary objectives are assess whether the technique of dynamic massage therapy increases the extensibility of the hamstrings, assess whether the treatment of hamstrings decreases low back pain and determine whether the application of this technique decreases the disability associated with nonspecific low back pain.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-65 years old.
  • Low back pain with over three months of evolution.
  • Practice sports regularly (at least three times a week).

Exclusion criteria

  • Fractures, Tumors, congenital anomalies, rheumatic diseases, infectious or inflammatory processes.
  • Pathology Nerve root
  • Presence of neurological deficit or neuromuscular diseases.
  • Surgery
  • Physiotherapy treatment for low back pain in the last 30 days.
  • Drugs in previous 24h

Treatment and study plan

Dynamic massage therapy

Procedure

Dynamic massage therapy on hamstring combined with knee extension

Massage therapy

Procedure

Rubbing on hamstrings

Primary outcomes

  1. Hamstrings extensibility measured with sit-and-reach test

    Time frame: Two weeks

    Fixing a meter stick on top of a solid box so that 26 cm of the ruler extend over the front edge of the box toward the test subject. Used to check the increase in hip flexion.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Low back pain measured with visual analog scale

    Time frame: Two weeks. Participants will be followed for four weeks after completion of the intervention

    The subject indicates the intensity of pain by marking a 100-mm horizontal line with two extremes: no pain and worst imaginable pain. Used to check the decrease low back pain

  2. Low back disability measured with the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire

    Time frame: Two weeks. Participants will be followed for four weeks after completion of the intervention

    Oswestry Disability Questionnaire is an important tool to measure functional low back disability. For each section the total possible score is 5: if the first statement is marked the section score = 0; if the last statement is marked, it = 5. If all 10 sections are completed the score is calculated as follows:

    Example: 16 (total scored) 50 (total possible score) x 100 = 32%

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cardenal Herrera University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 1, 2015
Registry last updated
Jan 27, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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