Manual Therapy for Pregnancy Related Back Pain

Effect of Tui-Na Versus Positional Release Techniques on Pregnancy Related Low Back Pain in the Third Trimester. A Randomized Trial

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06198647

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-10

Start date

2024-01-15

Completion date

2024-03-15

Last updated

2024-01-10

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

manual therapy

Brief summary

More than 50% of women experience pain in the lumbopelvic area during pregnancy. The prevalence of pain increases with the duration of pregnancy. Trunk muscles are needed to sustain low levels of activity for an extended duration. Preventing muscles from fatiguing is very important. Manual therapy techniques can minimize loading of the spine while improving muscular endurance and preventing fatigue. Moreover, inhibition of the trigger points of the spinal musculature is an important factor to consider.

Detailed description

Tui-Na massage and positional release therapy are both of the common manual therapies used recently for low back pain. However, no studies have compared their effects on pregnancy related low back pain in third trimester.

Interventions

PROCEDURETui-na massage

Using Tui-na massage for the back muscles

PROCEDUREpositional release technique

using positional release manual technique to relax the back muscles

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* low back pain * mild to moderate disability concurring to the Oswestry Disability Index (up to 40%), * age ranged from 20 - 40 years

Exclusion criteria

* Current physical therapy or medical treatment for low back pain, * contracture or surgery affecting the lumbar spine, * scoliosis, * pathologies such as inflammatory diseases, * skin diseases, * congenital diseases, * neurological diseases, * dislocations, neoplasms, * disc prolapse, * visual or auditory problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
back pain intensity	through study completion, an average of 2 months	will be measure by the visual analogue scale that range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating greater pain intensity.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The pressure pain threshold (kg/cm2)	through study completion, an average of 2 months	will be measured using a pressure algometer that will be placed vertically on the most tender point at the low back para spinal muscles.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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