Kalevala traditional manual therapy for chronic low back pain: comparing its benefits to physiotherapy and health-coaching-supported care

Kalevala traditional manual therapy as an independent therapy and integrated into health coaching compared with physiotherapy-based care in the management of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13717352

Enrollment

105

Registered

2026-03-02

Start date

2026-03-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-16

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

This study is a randomized, controlled, three-arm intervention trial with an 8-week treatment period and a 6-month follow-up. Participants are randomized into three groups (n = 35 per group). Randomiz

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years 2. Chronic low back pain (>12 weeks) 3. Start Back Screening Tool score >3 4. Ability to participate in the treatment and follow-up period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Cardiac pacemaker or metallic prosthesis 3. Rheumatic diseases 4. Severe structural deformity 5. Previous spinal surgery 6. Acute disc herniation or severe sciatica

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactMika Venojärvi

mika.venojarvi@uef.fi+358 (0)403552248

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026