Comparison of Different Massage Techniques Plus Conservative Applications in Low Back Pain

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: "Sham massage group" and "Conservative applications"; Behavioral: "Classic massage group" and "Conservative applications"; Behavioral: "Connective tissue massage" and "Conservative applications"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02714803

2015-11/33

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare of different massage techniques plus conservative aplications in low back pain treatment.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having non specific low back pain without any relevant ongoing pathologies such as disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis, fractures, tumor, osteoporosis, infection
• Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Spinal surgery in the past 6 months or having to undergo surgery or invasive examinations during the study;
• neurological disease;
• psychiatric disease;
• serious chronic disease that could interfere with the outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis),
• pregnant during the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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61 participants in 3 patient groups

Connective tissue massage group

Experimental group

Description:

Connective tissue massage plus conservative applications including superficial thermal, electrotherapy and home exercise program were applied

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Connective tissue massage" and "Conservative applications"

Classic massage group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Classic massage plus conservative applications including superficial thermal, electrotherapy and home exercise program were applied

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Classic massage group" and "Conservative applications"

Sham massage group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham massage plus conservative applications including superficial thermal, electrotherapy and home exercise program were applied

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Sham massage group" and "Conservative applications"