Effect of Visceral Osteopathic Manipulations on Low Back Pain Caused by Visceral Dysfunctions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Modified Schober's test (MST)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Forty female patients with age ranging from 30-40 years old were suffering from low back pain due to visceral dysfunctions participated in this study. They were recruited from a private clinic. They were assigned into two groups equal in number; Group (A): included twenty patients who received osteopathic manipulative techniques, 1 session per week for 3 weeks, and Group (B): included twenty patients who received only analgesic drugs.
Detailed Description
Twenty patients received osteopathic manipulative techniques including Suboccipital release technique, diaphragmatic release.,mesentery release and Colonic manipulation were applied to the study group according to the patients' needs.
The treatment program comprised a total of 3 sessions for 3 weeks at one session per week for an average of 50 minutes per session. Twenty patients in the second group (control ) took only analgesics during the three weeks.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Non-specific low back pain for more than 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
- •Malignant tumor
- •Pregnancy
- •Acute ischemic bowel disease,
- •Intestinal obstruction,
- •surgery in the last six months
Arms & Interventions
study group(A)
Group (A): included Twenty patients who received osteopathic manipulative techniques, 1 session per week for 3 weeks.
Intervention: Osteopathic manipulation (Other)
Control group(B)
Group (B): included twenty patients who received analgesic drugs only.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Modified Schober's test (MST)
Time Frame: change from baseline to after 3 weeks
the participant stood erect while the lumbosacral junction was marked as indicated by the dimples of Venus. For measuring the MST, we put a mark 5 cm below and 10 cm above the junction. The participant was asked to bend forward as far as possible and the stretched distance of these two points was measured as the MST value.
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
Time Frame: change from baseline to after 3 weeks
(ODI) consists of 10 items on the degree of severity to which back (or leg) trouble has affected the ability to manage in everyday life.
The visual analog scale (VAS)
Time Frame: change from baseline to after 3 weeks
The patient determined the pain intensity on a 10 cm scale marked with points ranging from predetermined no pain and excruciating pain
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Heba Ahmed Ali Abdeen
Assistant professor
Cairo University