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Massage and Aromatherapy for treatment of Low back Pain and Quality of life improvement

Applicability of Complementary Practices to reduce Pain, Stress, Anxiety and improvement of Quality of life

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3br7jc
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-07-19
Start date
2015-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Low back pain

Interventions

133 participants were randomly divided into three groups. Control group without treatment: 44 participants with low back pain equal to or greater than 5 by the Visual Analogue Scale. Massage group: 44
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Sponsors

Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
20 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pain greater than or equal to 5 in the Visual Analogue Scale; nonspecific low back pain for more than 3 months; age between 20 and 55 years; both genders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Spondylolisthesis; disc herniation; use of anti-inflammatories or analgesics; open areas such as wounds or burns; skin cancer; severe infections; extensive edema;pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected event: reduction of lumbar pain in the period of 1 month, according to Analogical Pain Scale, based on the observation of a variation of at least 30% in the pre and post intervention measurements for both practices, massage and massage with oil of lavender.;Event achieved: reduction of lumbar pain in the period of 1 month, according to Analog Visual Pain Scale, a 69% variation in massage and 65% in lavender oil massage, in the measurements one week before intervention and one week after intervention.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected event: improvement of physical and mental appearance quality of life in 1 month, according to quality of life instrument 12-Item Short-Form Heath Survey(SF12v2), based on the observation of a variation of at least 17% in pre and post intervention measurements for both practices, massage and massage with lavender oil.;Event achieved: physical quality of life improvement in the period of 1 month, according to 12-Item Short-Form Heath Survey(SF12v2), a variation of 21% in massage and 25% in massage with lavender oil, in the measurements one week before intervention and one week post intervention. In the mental aspect, there was a variation of 25% in massage and 28% in massage with lavender oil, in the measurements a week before intervention and one week post intervention.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLeonice Kurebayashi

Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo

fumieibez@gmail.com+551155754251

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)