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To compare the effect of three common therapies massage tools , massage gun and foam roller on flexibility and daily function in patients with chronic low back pain

To assess long term effectiveness of Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, Physio gun and Foam roller on Quadratus lumborum muscle flexibility, lumbar spine range of motion and functional status of subjects with chronic low back pain - A comparative interventional study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099845
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-12-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M629- Disorder of muscle, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: 1.INSTRUMENT ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION: 1.By using edge tool instrument IASTM that will be kept at 45 with the skin and slow strokes along the muscle fibers from origin to inse

Sponsors

Kei Rashid Mwakaleke
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: LBP for more than 12 weeks Limited range of motion of lumbar spine due to tightness of the Quadratus Lumborum. Hypersensitive tender points on palpation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with history of any spinal surgery Subjects with altered sensation or spinal cord injury Subjects with hip joint pathology. Radiating pain due to nerve root involvement Phobia of instruments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numerical pain rating scale Modified Schober test Standard Goniometer for lumbar spine range of motion Oswestry Disability IndexTimepoint: At baseline second week third week and fourth week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactkei Rashid Mwakaleke

Marwadi university

ashika.tanna@marwadieducation.edu.in9913694912

Outcome results

None listed

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