Effects of Manual Lumbar and Prone Traction in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT05518552 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Ojo/2022/01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study determined the effects of manual Lumbar traction and prone traction on some clinical variables of patients with long standing low back pain.

Conditions

Non-specific Low Back Pain

Keywords

Manual Lumbar Traction; Prone Traction; Pain Intensity; Low back pain; Disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analogue scale

  It measure pain intensity: 0 which is no pain to 10 which is excruciating pain

  Change is being assessed at the Baseline, 3rd week and 6th week of treatment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Roland Morris low back pain Disability questionnaire

  Change is being assessed at the Baseline, 3rd week and 6th week of treatment

• Goniometer

  Change is being assessed at the Baseline, 3rd week and 6th week of treatment

Study Arms (2)

manual Lumbar Traction

EXPERIMENTAL

The subjects consist of 25 patients with chronic low back pain. They underwent a manual lumbar traction with Physiotherapist pulling the patients while lying prone on a couch

Other: Manual lumbar traction

Prone traction

EXPERIMENTAL

This group consist of patients with non specific chronic low back pain that were put on prone traction.

Other: Prone traction

Interventions

Manual lumbar traction OTHER

Patient in the group were treated with manual traction

manual Lumbar Traction

Prone traction OTHER

Patient in the group were placed on prone traction

Prone traction

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants diagnosed with Non-Specific Low Back Pain of not less than 3 months duration who were referred by a physician.
• Participants between the ages of 40 years and older.

You may not qualify if:

• Low back pain patients with specific pathology, such as systemic inflammatory diseases, pregnancy, fractures of the spine, tumors, infections.
• Participants with pathology affecting the trunk or upper and lower extremities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Obafemi Awolowo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Obafemi Awolowo University

Ile-Ife, Osun State, 220005, Nigeria

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ostelo RW, de Vet HC, Knol DL, van den Brandt PA. 24-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire was preferred out of six functional status questionnaires for post-lumbar disc surgery. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 Mar;57(3):268-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.09.005.

  PMID: 15066687 BACKGROUND

• Ozaktay AC, Cavanaugh JM, Asik I, DeLeo JA, Weinstein JN. Dorsal root sensitivity to interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor in rats. Eur Spine J. 2002 Oct;11(5):467-75. doi: 10.1007/s00586-002-0430-x. Epub 2002 Jun 4.

  PMID: 12384756 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Adesola O Ojoawo, PhD

  Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The group underwent manual lumbar traction with the patient lying prone on a couch using a manual technique by pulling from the ankles of the patient. Manual traction was performed by the therapist, pulling at the patient's ankles.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 23, 2022
• First Posted: August 26, 2022
• Study Start: January 25, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 18, 2019
• Study Completion: February 12, 2022
• Last Updated: August 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NG (1)