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Investigating the Effect of Traditional Iranian Manual Technique on Pain and Disability in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Investigating the Effect of Traditional Iranian Manual Technique on Pain and Disability in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230502058050N1
Enrollment
108
Registered
2023-05-22
Start date
2023-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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

Conditions

Low Back Pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Iranian manual technique group, First, the patient lies on the examination bed in a supine position and both legs are placed together, and examinations such as: com

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Personal and informed consent of the individual to participate in the research project Presence of chronic low back pain (history of more than three months of pain) Age range between 20 and 70 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The presence of paresthesia and radicular pain and any specific pathology such as nerve root inflammation, spinal canal stenosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, vertebral fracture (clinical examination by a neurosurgeon to rule out any pathology) Non-mechanical back pain (wakes the patient up at night or causes pain and dryness in the morning) Fever, sweating and unexplained weight loss in the last few months Long-term corticosteroid therapy The symptoms of horse tail syndrome include numbness and weakness of both legs, pain in the anus, numbness of the perineum, paralysis of the sphincters.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: VAS questionnaire.;Degree of disability. Timepoint: Before and one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Roland Morris questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The number of diclofenac tablets taken. Timepoint: One week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Counting and averaging the number of pills taken daily.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Abbassian

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

abbasian@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 8897 4536

Outcome results

None listed

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