Combined effect of Marma chikitsa and mild purgation to reduce the severe pain in sudden low back pain

Combined Effect of Lumbosacral Manipulation(Marma chikitsa) and Mridu Virechanam in Acute Lumbo Sacral Strain-An open-Label single arm clinical Trial - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070314

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-05-26

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S335- Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Acute low back pain and stiffness with a H/O trauma (any type of twisting or stretching of paraspinal muscles due to sudden jerk) 2 Onset of symptoms within 4 weeks 3 Patients between 25-50 years of age, irrespective of sex, religion, occupation socioeconomic status 4 Patients satisfying the diagnostic criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Low back pain resulting from osteoporotic fracture malignancy infections and other fractures due to trauma 2 Pregnancy 3 Patient underwent recent surgical interventions and post surgical backache 4 Patient with bladder or bowel incontinence 5 Chronic systemic steroid use 6 Systemic illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1 Pain with VAS 2 Active range of motion with GoniometerTimepoint: 1 Assessed on 0th day before and after manipulation and also 7th day 2 Assessed on 0th day before and after manipulation and on 7th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry disability index Timepoint: 0th day before manipulation and on 7th day(2nd visit);Tenderness scaleTimepoint: 0th day before and after manipulation and on 7th day	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sruthi C

Amrita School of Ayurveda

drshyamvinayan@gmail.com9447712392

Outcome results