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Effectiveness of an automatic over-water-massage-device in back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of an automatic over-water-massage-device in back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00001897
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-10-16
Start date
2003-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

M54.9

Interventions

Group 1: 3-week treatment with an over-water pressure massage (masseur Trautwein) 1-2 times a week. The device consists of a bathtub, which is filled with water and on which floats a waterproof film,

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pain indication on a numerical analog scale for pain from 0-10 greater than 3 Age over 18 years Written declaration of informed consent after explanation of the study details Positively diagnosed back pain without anamnestic indications for serious illnesses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Disc disc prolapse with neurological deficits Neoplastic disease Severe neurological disorders Inflammatory diseases in the area to be massaged Severe concomitant diseases Acute febrile infections Running other massage treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean pain in the last week on a numerical analog scale from 0 to 10 (0 no pain, 10 maximum pain) of patients themselves, without influence from the outside, directly after therapy end (3weeks).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
At the start of the study, after completion of the therapy and after three months of follow - up, the results are recorded and compared between the groups: a) Restriction of the function with the “Funktionsfragebogen Hannover - Rücken (FFH-R)” b) Mood with the German form of Profiles Of Mood State [POMS] c) Degree of least pain in the last week on a numerical analog scale (NAS 0-10) (d) Mood immediately before and after at least one treatment with the “Basler-Befindlichkeits-Skala (BBS)” Adverse events should be reported to the Head of Studies at any time. Socio-economic data are collected for the group description.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Naumann

IBF Balneologie am IUK, Uniklinik Freiburg

johannes.naumann@uniklinik-freiburg.de07633-4008-501

Outcome results

None listed

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