Mobilization for Post Partum Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical
• Interventions: Procedure: mobilization (manual therapy); Procedure: Placebo mobilization; Device: Ultrasound and infrared devices

• Registration Number: NCT02088463
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to the following purposes

1. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on muscle activity in postpartum mechanical low back pain.

2. To investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization on pain intensity in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients.

3. To investigate the effect lumbar mobilization on functional disability in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients.

4. To compare between the effects of lumbar mobilization, tactile stimulation (placebo treatment) and traditional treatment in postpartum mechanical low back pain patients.

Detailed Description

all participants divided randomly into three groups, Group A (Study group) received PA lumbar mobilization plus traditional treatment which consisted of Ultrasonic and Infra-red. Group B (Placebo group) received placebo mobilization plus traditional treatment. Group C (Control group) received traditional treatment only

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Study Completion: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-17
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Females with LBP lasting more than 3 months since their delivery

• their age range 25-35 years old with body mass index (BMI) less than 30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• medical conditions that don't allow the subject to lie prone comfortably as, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, abdominal hernia, severe respiratory diseases, as well as problems in the back e.g. previous low back surgery, spinal malignancy. In addition to known rheumatic joint disease, and upper or lower motor neuron lesion that affects lower limbs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mobilization (manual therapy)	mobilization (manual therapy)	Mobilization (manual therapy) posterior- anterior at the L3 for 2 minutes in addition to the traditional treatment in the form of infra-red and ultrasound. The treatment duration for the three groups was 3 times/week for 4 weeks.
placebo mobilization	Ultrasound and infrared devices	placebo mobilization applied without force application. The treatment duration for the three groups was 3 times/week for 4 weeks
placebo mobilization	Placebo mobilization	placebo mobilization applied without force application. The treatment duration for the three groups was 3 times/week for 4 weeks
Mobilization (manual therapy)	Ultrasound and infrared devices	Mobilization (manual therapy) posterior- anterior at the L3 for 2 minutes in addition to the traditional treatment in the form of infra-red and ultrasound. The treatment duration for the three groups was 3 times/week for 4 weeks.
Ultrasound and infrared therapy	Ultrasound and infrared devices	ultrasound and infrared are a traditional treatment for low back painThe treatment duration for the three groups was 3 times/week for 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity	after 4 weeks from starting the intervention	each case assessed two times pre- post intervention, intervention was lasted for 4 weeks
functional disability	after 4 weeks from starting the intervention	each case assessed two times pre-post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks
back muscle activity	after 4 weeks from starting the intervention	each case assessed two time pre- post intervention, intervention lasted for 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Giza, Egypt