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Structured exercise program and radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy with McKenzie method on pain intensity, sensitivity and quality in athletes with chronic low back pain

Comparative effectiveness of a structured exercise program and radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy with McKenzie method on pain intensity, sensitivity and quality in athletes with chronic low back pain: a four-arm randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090632
Enrollment
260
Registered
2025-07-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: Experimental group 1 (SEP+McKenzie): This group will receive a structured exercise programme (SEP) with the McKenzie method for 6 weeks/18 sessions. Each session will begin with a five-

Sponsors

Kazi Md Azman Hossain
Lead Sponsor
Jashore University of Science and Technology JUST
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Athletes with non-specific LBP with pain and symptoms persisting for more than 3 months and (2) visual analog scale of more than 3; (3) Athletes had to participate in level-I (jumping, pivoting, hard cutting like basketball, handball, soccer) or level-II sports (less jumping or hard cutting than level I, like volleyball, racket sports, martial arts, gymnastics) and training or playing five times per week. Athletes must participate in official competitions (state, national or international competitions). (4) athletes aged between 15 and 40 years; (5) pain radiating no further than the buttock (6) X-ray / MRI normal findings.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) History of lumbar disc herniation or trauma; (2) Any neurological symptoms and disease; (3) previous back surgery, spinal tumors or infections; (4) Pregnant; (5) Athletes who are using analgesics, dietary supplementation and/or anabolic steroids will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity (Numeric pain rating scale), Pain sensitivity (Pressure pain threshold), Pain quality (Short version of McGill pain questionnaire)Timepoint: At baseline, after week-3, week-6, week-12—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Disability (Oswestry disability index), Quality of life (SF-36), Fear and avoidance (Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire), Psychological distress (Depression anxiety stress scale-21)Timepoint: At baseline, after week-3, week-6, week-12—

Countries

Bangladesh

Contacts

Public ContactJannatul Ferdous Rikti

Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore

azmanhossain51@gmail.com01660140833

Outcome results

None listed

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