Osteopathic treatment of women with persistent low back pain postpartum. A randomized controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00006280

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-01

Start date

2010-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

non-specific low back pain postpartum M54.5

Interventions

Group 1: The patients in the intervention group will be treated with osteopathy. The treatment is diagnosis-oriented according to the basic principles of osteopathy in the parietal, visceral and crani

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 42 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: women aged 18-42, delivery 3-15 months ago, > 3 months non specific low back pain (LBP), intensity LBP >5 on VAS, after gynecological examination,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: LBP before pregnancy, other therapies, use of analgesics, severe traumata, skeletel injury, fractures, osteoarthritis, neurological disorders, chronic inflammatory disorders, neoplasm, metastases, osteoporosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain intensity (Visual analoque scale), activities of daily life (Oswestry questionnaire) before each treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
osteopathic dysfunktions (questionnaire) before first treatment	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDenis und Katrin Rother

Praxis für Osteopathie

info@osteopathiepraxis-rother.de+40 7214706574

Outcome results

None listed

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