Immediate effect of thoracic mobilization on trunk motion, pain sensation and lumbar spine muscle activity in patients with chronic low back pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75190733

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-22

Start date

2015-12-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-06

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Conditions

Mild degenerated lumbar spondylolisthesis (chronic low back pain) Musculoskeletal Diseases Low back pain

Interventions

Participants are randomly allocated into two groups: the thoracic mobilization group and the soft tissue release group. The randomization is performed by the primary investigator using the block rando

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with mild degenerated lumbar spondylolisthesis aged 40-70 years old 2. Experiencing chronic low back pain for at least 6 months 3. Visual analog scale (VAS) =30, ranging from 0 to 100 4. Spondylolisthesis clinically diagnosed by orthopedic surgeons confirmed with lateral view radiographic of the lumbar spine 5. Grade I spondylolisthesis was included based on the Meyerding grade classification from the lateral view radiographs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with neurological signs, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases 2. Severe conditions that inhibit lifting a heavy object

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measured before (pre-intervention) and immediately after the interventions (post-intervention): 1. Trunk range of motion measured in three movement planes using a goniometer and a measuring tape 2. Tissue hardness measured using the algometer combo equipment (OE-220) at the bilaterally lumbar muscle in a relaxed state 3. Pressure pain threshold measured using the algometer combo equipment (OE-220) at the bilaterally lumbar muscle in a relaxed state. A switch of the algometer is connected to the machine and the participants are requested to press the switch immediately if their feeling changes from pressure to pain sensation. 4. Lumbar muscle activity measured by surface electromyography to detect the signal of the thoracic erector spinae muscle and the lumbar erector spinae muscle. The muscle activity test is recorded during performing the ascending and descending phases of the lifting task.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured before (pre-intervention) and immediately after the interventions (post-intervention): 1. Trunk range of motion measured in three movement planes using a goniometer and a measuring tape 2. Tissue hardness measured using the algometer combo equipment (OE-220) at the bilaterally lumbar muscle in a relaxed state 3. Pressure pain threshold measured using the algometer combo equipment (OE-220) at the bilaterally lumbar muscle in a relaxed state. A switch of the algometer is connected to the machine and the participants are requested to press the switch immediately if their feeling changes from pressure to pain sensation. 4. Lumbar muscle activity measured by surface electromyography to detect the signal of the thoracic erector spinae muscle and the lumbar erector spinae muscle. The muscle activity test is recorded during performing the ascending and descending phases of the lifting task.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026