Studying the effect of manual spinal therapy and laser in the treatment of low back pain

Comparison of the effect of high-power laser plus lumbar spinal manipulation with high-power laser and lumbar spinal manipulation alone in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain: a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial study in patients referred to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics under the auspices of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180507039571N6

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-18

Start date

2025-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Chronic non specific low back pain. Dorsalgia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group receiving manual therapy for the lumbar spine and high-intensity laser Which is performed on the patients back, where the patient lies on the side that has th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain for at least 3 months or more and localized pain in the lumbar spine vertebrae without complications and without the nature of sciatica and with a non-inflammatory nature based on physical examination VAS score above 5 Have not received injectable treatment, physiotherapy, or modality within the last three months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Radiculopathy Steroid use Psychiatric illness or any other systemic disease Patients who had contraindications for laser or spinal manipulation and spinal traction plexopathy motor neuron disease pregnancy uncontrolled systemic disease spondylolisthesis spondylolysis spondylitis spinal stenosis joint instability fracture scoliosis =20 degrees referred pain from the pelvis neurological deficit weight loss history of cancer lumbar spine surgery rheumatoid arthritis ankylosing spondylitis osteomyelitis tuberculosis osteoporosis gout Paget's disease osteoarthritis high blood pressure cauda equina syndrome

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Low back pain score in patients with chronic Non specific Low back pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after, and one month and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a visual analogue scale.;Severity of dysfunction and disability. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and one month and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Low back pain score in patients with chronic Non specific Low back pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after, and one month and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a visual analogue scale.;Severity of dysfunction and disability. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and one month and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShervin Ghaffari Hoseini

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

shghaffari@yahoo.com+98 31 3611 5208

Outcome results

None listed

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