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NCT Number: NCT02518360

Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Low Back Pain: Stabilometry

Determine the improvement in nonspecific low back pain patients with osteopathic techniques (Body Adjustment Protocol) and know changes in stabilometric measures analyzed with a stabilometric platform (Footscan®).

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Key information

Conditions

Lower Back Pain Back Pain Low 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

About this study

Fifty patients participate in this study (25 experimental group with body adjustment protocol of osteopathy and 25 control group). For a first objective of this study, all the patients determine if the osteopathic approach to the body adjustment approach will improve low back pain (Oswestry Questionnaire). For the second aim, the investigators want to know if there are changes in the distribution of body weight in lower limbs in group experimental and control group, analyzed with a stabilometric platform (Footscan®).

The experimental group is treated with osteopathy, three sessions (20 minutes/session) and a frequency one session/week. The treatment osteopathic is the body adjustment protocol. In the other hand, the control group made 2 stretching global postures once a week (10 minutes for each posture) for three weeks: the first was for the anterior muscular chain and the second posture to stretch the posterior muscle chain. Before treatment, immediately after the last session and a month later, are measured stabilometric parameters, height and Oswestry.

The analysis will be made with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Statistics) 22.0

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged between 18 and 65 years.
  • Patients with non-specific low back pain.
  • Patients with alteration in the distribution of loads in a podiatric platform.

Exclusion criteria

  • Specific low back pain diagnosed.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Recent surgery in the last year.
  • Acute musculoskeletal disorders out of the lumbar region.
  • Patients with vestibular and instability problems.
  • Meniere syndrome.
  • Oncologic patients.
  • Patients with manual therapy treatment during the study.

Treatment and study plan

Osteopathic

Other

Body adjustment in three sessions (20 minutes/session).

Other names: Manual Therapy, Muscle chains

Auto Stretching

Other

The patients realize auto stretching in three sessions (20 minutes/session).

Other names: Muscle chains

Primary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Questionnaire

    Time frame: 5 minutes

    Improvement of low back pain measured by Oswestry Questionnaire: The results of the lumbar scale Oswestry disability percentage will be obtained. Results of the initial measurement, final month of treatment and compared.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Centre of Pressure Displacement

    Time frame: 5 minutes

    Stabilometry used to assess Centre of Pressure Displacement. The stabilometric results will be obtained in percentages. The most important variables are the percentage of load anterior, load posterior, load right side and load left side.

    Results of the initial measurement, final month of treatment and compared.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Stabilometry

Acronym: Osteop-COP

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Aug 7, 2015
Registry last updated
Jun 22, 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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