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Does Adding Real or Fake Muscle Stretching Techniques to Regular Physiotherapy Help with Pain, Movement, Daily Activities, and Mental Health in People with General Low Back Pain. A Study with Randomly Chosen Groups.

EFFICACY OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE VS SHAM MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE IN ADJUNCT TO CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ON PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION, FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AND PSYCOLOGICAL COMORBIDTIES IN NON SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085881
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-04-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M638- Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle Energy Technique: The study involves comparing Muscle Energy Technique (MET) combined with conventional therapy to sham MET with conventional therapy for individuals with chronic

Sponsors

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent. Stable medical condition with no contraindications to physical therapy. Subjects having chronic non specific low back pain.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of systemic disorders affecting outcomes eg rheumatoid arthritis Recent surgery more than 6 months unrelated to the study focus. Cognitive impairments or inability to follow instructions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain- Assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to measure the intensity of pain at rest and during activity. Range of Motion (ROM): Measured using a goniometer to evaluate joint mobility in degrees. Timepoint: baseline 2 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Back Pain functional Scale Psychological inflexibility in pain scale Timepoint: baseline 2 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPrachi Koche

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College

mitushideshmukh11@gmail.com9822220906

Outcome results

None listed

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