The efficacy of a ressource-oriented manual therapy in patients with chronic low back pain compared to massage

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007141

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-13

Start date

2014-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

chronic low back pain M54

Interventions

Group 1: group 1: treatment with ressource-oriented manual therapy in supine position (5 times, each time 25 minutes)

indirect treatment of low back pain considering ventral structures and encouragement of body perception Group 2: group 2: treatment with massage at the low back in prone position (5 times, each time 2

treatment at the localization of back pain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: female; prolonged and recurring chronic low back pain which exist for at least 3 months and appear at least 2 times a week; age: between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: at least 10 points in PHQ-9; pregnancy inclusive precocious pregnancy; reasons that forbid treatment of the back or the front of the rumps; pronounced systemic and neurologic diseases that influence the musculoskeletal system; grave osteoporosis; infectious and fever diseases; grave disorders of coagulation, cumulative bruises; acute disc prolapse with provocative symptoms; grave sensomotoric disorders of the lower limbs; operation of the backbone which has been realised before less than 6 months; dependance deseases, bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, grave depression (current or in the past)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the differ of efficacy of both physiotherapeutic techniques in regard to pain with a questionnaire (german pain questionnaire, before 1st and after 5th treatment)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
differ of efficacy in regard to body perception, perceived self-efficacy, heat perception, theapeutic relationship and comorbidities. We use questionnaires (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Short Form Health Survey-12, self efficacy, therapeutic relationship, satisfaction), interview (depression, somatization disorder), caliper and TSA-II thermode (before 1st and after 5th treatment)	—

Measure

Time frame

differ of efficacy in regard to body perception, perceived self-efficacy, heat perception, theapeutic relationship and comorbidities. We use questionnaires (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Short Form Health Survey-12, self efficacy, therapeutic relationship, satisfaction), interview (depression, somatization disorder), caliper and TSA-II thermode (before 1st and after 5th treatment)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSebastian Seidel

Medizinische Klinik Tübingen, Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

sebastian.seidel@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071/ 29-86719

Outcome results

None listed

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