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NCT Number: NCT02088463

Mobilization for Post Partum Low Back Pain

The study was conducted to the following purposes

1. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on muscle activity in postpartum mechanical low back pain. 2. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on pain intensity in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients. 3. To investigate the effect lumbar mobilization on functional disability in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients. 4. To compare between the effects of lumbar mobilization, tactile stimulation (placebo treatment) and traditional treatment in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

25 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Cairo, Giza Governorate, 12612, Egypt

About this study

all participants divided randomly into three groups, Group A (Study group) received PA lumbar mobilization plus traditional treatment which consisted of Ultrasonic and Infra-red. Group B (Placebo group) received placebo mobilization plus traditional treatment. Group C (Control group) received traditional treatment only

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Females with LBP lasting more than 3 months since their delivery

  • their age range 25-35 years old with body mass index (BMI) less than 30kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

  • medical conditions that don't allow the subject to lie prone comfortably as, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, abdominal hernia, severe respiratory diseases, as well as problems in the back e.g. previous low back surgery, spinal malignancy. In addition to known rheumatic joint disease, and upper or lower motor neuron lesion that affects lower limbs

Treatment and study plan

mobilization (manual therapy)

Procedure

mobilization is one of the manual therapy or treatments with the application of a gentle oscillatory passive movement to the spinal region specifically at the level of L3 in this study at the posterio-anterior direction.

Other names: PA mobilization

Placebo mobilization

Procedure

placebo mobilization is a tactile stimulation at the same level L3 without application of any force.

Other names: tactile stimulation

Ultrasound and infrared devices

Device

ultrasound and infrared are the traditional treatment for low back pain , they are electrical modalities used in the field of physiotherapy to decrease the inflammation and the pain in musculoskeletal systems

Other names: US & IR

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain intensity

    Time frame: after 4 weeks from starting the intervention

    each case assessed two times pre- post intervention, intervention was lasted for 4 weeks

  2. functional disability

    Time frame: after 4 weeks from starting the intervention

    each case assessed two times pre-post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks

  3. back muscle activity

    Time frame: after 4 weeks from starting the intervention

    each case assessed two time pre- post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Lumbar Mobilization on Postpartum Low Back Pain in Egyptian Females: A Randomized Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 17, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 15, 2016

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