Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Versus Therapeutic Exercises in Subjects With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Versus Therapeutic Exercises in Subjects With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled and Double-blind Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02752620

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-27

Start date

2016-05-31

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2016-10-12

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

osteopathic manipulative treatment, Chronic nonspecific low back pain, low back pain

Brief summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of treatment osteopathic manipulation in the treatment of subjects with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Interventions

OTHEROsteopathic Manipulative Treatment

OTHERExercise Therapy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 59 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with constant or intermittent low back pain with intensity greater than 30 mm visual analog scale (VAS) for at least three months duration, with a diagnosis of chronic low back pain

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who have spine fractures, * Dislocations * Ligament ruptures * Muscle ruptures * Skin lacerations * Sacroiliitis * Vertebral osteomyelitis * Infection * Disc herniations with radicular symptoms * Rheumatic disorders * Cauda equina syndrome * Tumors * Referred pain visceral * Red flags * Lower limb discrepancy greater than 2 cm * Several conditions requiring participants to be absent for more than two weeks of activities in the experiment * Positioning itself as not volunteer the same.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	5 weeks	VAS (VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Disability	5 weeks	Oswestry Disability Index 2.0
kinesiophobia	5 weeks	Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Depression	5 weeks	Beck Scale for Depression

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026