Comparative Study on Yoga, Marma Therapy, and Ayurveda Versus Lifestyle Adjustments in Managing Low Back Pain

A holistic approach integrating alignment oriented yoga, kukundara marma mobilization and selected swasthavritta practices versus lifestyle modification for low back pain: a randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/04/083874

Enrollment

290

Registered

2025-04-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M539- Dorsopathy, unspecified Health Condition 2: M545- Low back pain Health Condition 3: M538- Other specified dorsopathies Health Condition 4: M533- Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals in the age group 18-50 years, irrespective of gender with low back pain attending the OPD of Dept. of Swasthavritta, Govt. Ayurveda College, Kannur or self-referred from community advertisements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: . Individuals with low back pain associated with any known malignancy and neoplastic infiltration. 2. Subjects with known cases of severe systemic illness. 3. Subject with a recent history of surgery. 4. Subjects who are immobilized and on bed rest. 5. Pregnant and lactating ladies 6. Patients primarily diagnosed with low back pain secondary to any systemic illness. 7. Patients having excessive menstrual bleeding. 8 . Patients who are restricted from moving clinically post-surgical surveillance. 9. Having any red flag signs like history of anticoagulant use, fever, genitourinary retention or sexual dysfunction, immunocompromised, IV drug abuse, recent surgery or epidural injection, trauma and signs of reduced anal sphincter tone, hyperreflexia, hyporeflexia or areflexia, lower extremity muscle weakness, saddle anesthesia. Pre- enrollment interviews and clinical evaluations will be conducted to assess eligibility based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, which will exclude individuals with serious advanced spondylolisthesis, spinal inflammatory conditions or any other significant medical conditions that could interfere with the intervention protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in pain level, change in disability and functional impairment,change in quality of lifeTimepoint: baseline, three weeks and eight weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Global health status (PROMIS Global 10) Posture assessment Alignment assessment Follow-up assessments (reassessing primary and secondary outcome variables after two months). Timepoint: twenty one day and follow up after two months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sudha S

Govt.Ayurveda College,Pariyaram, Kannur

drsudhasd@gmail.com09048927865

Outcome results