Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
massage, low back pain
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage is effective in the treatment of low back pain and to optimize clinical therapeutic schedule of massage for low back pain.
Detailed description
Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition among adults. Large majority of the population suffer from Chronic low back pain in their lifetime. At present, there is still no standard treatment for chronic low back pain. Massage is commonly chose and widely used by sufferer as a complement to conventional treatment. However, its effectiveness is still not convinced. This trial is designed to assess the effectiveness of massage for chronic low back pain.
Interventions
OTHERMassage
Massage therapy is an intervention that can be used to relax muscle and regulate displaced joints by manual manipulation.
DRUGIbuprofen
Ibuprofen is an common analgesics which has been widely used in regular control of various pain symptom.
Sponsors
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* In accordance of the diagnostic criteria of low back pain; * Age between 20 and 55 years old; * Not taking hormone drugs or antirheumatic drugs within the latest 2 months; * No allergy history of hormone drugs Pain medicine; * volunteer participation and signing an informed consent in writing.
Exclusion criteria
* Being pregnant or during lactation; * Having suffered from serious psychiatric, neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, or renal illnesses, and so forth; * Severe neurological deficits caused by severe lumbar disc protrusion, and operation indications; * Receiving message therapy in past 3 months for releasing low back pain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline in Back function measured by Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire at 2 months | At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week | to assess the recovery of back function |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores | At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week | to assess the improvement of back function |
| McGill pain questionnaire | At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week | To assess the alleviation of pain |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed