Study and comparison of two therapeutic exercise approach with and without manual therapy on improving pain, range of motion , functional disability and balance in patients with low back pain.

Evaluation of Combination therapy "SNAG - Lumbar Stabilization Exercise" treatment versus Stabilizing Exercises on improving pain, range of motion , functional disability and postural stability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20090203001637N9

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-20

Start date

2017-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-18

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Conditions

patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Combination of Mulligan Mobilization with Stabilization Exercise. Intervention 2: Intervention group:Stabilization Exercise protocol.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having age between 25 to 50. Having at least high school diploma education. Having chronic non-specific chronic back pain for more than three months without neurological deficit. Having body mass index between 20 to 25 (kg/m2). Having localized pain at the waist level between 3 to 6 as VAS (Visual Analog Scale 0-10 centimeter) , during lumbar extension in sitting position on test day. Having positive PILL Response scale(pain free ,immediate ,long lasting ) as Mulligan concept. having functional disability between 20-40 % as Oswestry questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having history of trauma,surgery in back or stomach ,fracture in vertebral spine . having any sign and symptom of pressure on cauda equinq nerve. Presence of pregnancy, infection, tumor, inflammation and swelling, osteoporosis, rheumatism, systemic and neuromuscular diseases. Having any deformity in vertebral spine. Having a history of physical therapy for back pain in the last 3 months. Use of analgesics. Presence of disk protrusions (based on MRI) and diagnosis of orthopedic surgeon. Presence of referral pain from lumbar to under the legs or the knees. Losing any of inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Balance. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session)last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Force plate system.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional disability. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Oswestry Questionaire.;Pain in lumbar spine. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Visual analog scale (VAS).;Range of motion of lumbar vertebral. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Modified modified Schober method.	—

Measure

Time frame

Functional disability. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Oswestry Questionaire.;Pain in lumbar spine. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Visual analog scale (VAS).;Range of motion of lumbar vertebral. Timepoint: Pre-post of the interventions in the first session and a day after the last session(seventh session). Method of measurement: Modified modified Schober method.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehrnoosh Danaeifar

Tarbiat Modares University

Mehrnooshdanaeifar@modares.ac.ir+98 21 8288 4511

Outcome results

None listed

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