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Effect of 3 weeks of calf stretching on land vs water using ultrasonography in low back pain

Effect of 3 weeks Tendo-Achilies stretching on land versus water using diagnostic ultrasonography in subjects with non-specific low back pain - A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/080327
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-02-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M489- Spondylopathy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Calf stretches on land with conventional tens on low back and exercises: Participants will perform 12 sessions of calf stretches exercise on land followed by conventional tens with freq

Sponsors

Dhaval Chivate
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All genders diagnosed with non-specific low back pain without radiculopathy Subjects with MMST less than 7cm for flexion and less than 2cm for extension Subjects having LBP with TA tightness Subjects having LBP from 3months-2years and aged between 20-40 years Subjects having NSLBP with weight bearing lunge test less than 12cm in females and less than 13 cm in males Participants who are willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects having mechanical low back pain with radiculopathy. Any upper/lower limb fractures past 6 months Any systemic illness for past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Diagnostic Ultrasonography 2. Weight Bearing Lunge Test 3. Modified-Modified Shobers test 4.Lower Extremity Fuctional Scale 5. Modified Oswestry Scale Timepoint: day 1 pre-post, day 6 pre-post, day 12 pre-post, and on the last day of intervention pre-post.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dhaval Chivate

KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy

santoshmetgud@klekipt.edu.in9880088400

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026