The Benefits of Massage for Back Pain

NCT07664969 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Massage
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a oriented massage by comparing it with that of a classic symmetrical massage.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Pain Intensity on the 0-to-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale

  Pain intensity will be assessed using the 0-to-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. The outcome measure is the change in pain intensity score from immediately before each treatment session to 24 hours after the same treatment session.

  Day 0 immediately before treatment Session 1, Day 1 at 24 hours after treatment Session 1, Day 7 immediately before treatment Session 2, and Day 8 at 24 hours after treatment Session 2

Study Arms (2)

Oriented massage

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive a oriented massage based on their Specific Torsion Pattern (STP)

Other: Massage

Symmetrical massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients receive a symmetrical massage

Other: Massage

Interventions

Massage OTHER

Physiotherapy-type massage

Oriented massage; Symmetrical massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients suffering from chronic spinal pain (for at least 3 months) refractory to PO2S
• Patients aged between 18 and 80
• Patients having been treated with PO2S and still suffering from refractory pain
• Patients who gave informed consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Patients whose chronic spinal pain is caused by inflammatory disease, tumour, infection or trauma to the back.
• Patients with a history of back surgery and/or vertebral fracture in the last 6 months
• Patients with a motor disability related to the reason for consultation
• Women who are more than six months pregnant.
• Patients who are unable to communicate or understand the study process.
• Patients who had been assessed and excluded by Dr Jean Luc Isambert.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cabinet d'ostéopathie Michel Boeuf: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cabinet d'ostéopathie

Noumea, Sud, 98800, New Caledonia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

Massage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: COMichelBoeuf

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 24, 2024
• First Posted: June 24, 2026
• Study Start: January 15, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 15, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2026
• Last Updated: June 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

NE (1)