Status:
COMPLETED
Investigating the Effects of a Spinal Mobilisation Intervention in People With Lower Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Edinburgh Napier University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust
Pacla Medical Ltd
Conditions:
Lower Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to measure and analyse the effect of a spinal mobilisation intervention on muscle tissue quality in people with lower back pain. The mobilisation intervention will be com...
Detailed Description
Various types of spinal manual therapies have been common practice for many years, particularly for treatment of lower back pain. Spinal mobilisation is a specific technique within spinal physiotherap...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Suffering from lower back pain (region between 12th rib and gluteal folds), acute or chronic.
Exclusion
- Respond positively to any absolute contraindications for spinal therapy, including:
- segment instability
- infectious disease
- osteomyelitis
- bone tumours
- neurological deficit
- upper motor neuron lesion
- spinal cord damage
- cervical arterial dysfunction
- Respond positively to relative contra-indications, excluded based on severity, including:
- osteoporosis
- spinal instability
- rheumatoid arthritis
- inflammatory disease
- active history of cancer
- hypermobile syndrome
- segment hypermobility
- cardiovascular disease
- cervical anomalies
- nerve root disorder
- spinal surgery
- respiratory problems
- thrombosis
- open wounds
- local infection
- fractures or dislocations
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04012970
Start Date
July 1 2016
End Date
September 30 2016
Last Update
November 29 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH11 4BN