Effects of Taping & Exercise Therapy on Lower Back Musculoskeletal Conditions in Pakistani Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lower Back Pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

• Registration Number: NCT05649774
• Lead Sponsor: University of Karachi

Brief Summary

Lower back pain has been one of the most frequently occurring musculoskeletal disorder among the females. This act as a global burden and is highly prevalent in our society. This pain can result in life long disability, loss of function and mobility among individuals. The female of the society suffers from lower back pain the most because of the under lying causes, prolong standing and stooping as well as because of hormonal changes in their bodies

Detailed Description

After studying the prevalence of the lower back pain among the females of Pakistan, the investogator find the need to assess the type of their pain and find out the best way to ease their pains. The motive was to develop a treatment protocol whose effects last longer and is inexpensive for the management of lower back pain.

Moreover, the investigator decided to study that which treatment protocol is better when compared to another and what is the role of sham treatment when given to the patients.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-05
• Study Start: 2022-12-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-14
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-20
• Study Completion: 2023-01-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Females who were willing to participate.
• Participants with nonspecific lower back pain will only be included and screened through the screening questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

• Post-menopausal women
• Females with any diagnosed co-morbidity.
• Back pain progressive to any neurological deficit
• Sustained or increased back pain with loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss accompanied with fever, nausea and chills
• With any known spinal or lower back pathology
• Tumor of the spine
• Any underlying diseases of spinal cord (i.e, ankylosing spondylosis, spondolisthesis)
• With any steroid therapy for lower back pain in the past three months
• Any inflammatory rheumatic disease
• Sensitive skin or any skin allergy or dermatological condition
• Any rehabilitative services taken for the lower back pain in the past two months
• Rejection to manual conatct

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lower Back Pain	Change from baseline to week 3	Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Disability of lower back	Change from baseline to week 3	Oswestry Disability Index

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Pressure Threshold	Change from baseline to week 3	Algometer was used to check the pain pressure threshold of Thoraco lumbar fascia, Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus and Tensor Fascia Latae
Quality of Life of patients with Lower back pain	Change from baseline to week 3	36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
Range of Motion	Change from baseline to week 3	Flexion, Extension and Lateral Bending (L and R)
Tissue Hardness	Change from baseline to week 3	Algometer was used to check the tissue hardness of Thoraco lumbar fascia, Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus and Tensor Fascia Latae

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Al-Tibri Medical college and hospital; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan