Massage Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Massage; Drug: Ibuprofen

• Registration Number: NCT01973010
• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage is effective in the treatment of low back pain and to optimize clinical therapeutic schedule of massage for low back pain.

Detailed Description

Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition among adults. Large majority of the population suffer from Chronic low back pain in their lifetime. At present, there is still no standard treatment for chronic low back pain. Massage is commonly chose and widely used by sufferer as a complement to conventional treatment. However, its effectiveness is still not convinced. This trial is designed to assess the effectiveness of massage for chronic low back pain.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-06
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-25
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• In accordance of the diagnostic criteria of low back pain;
• Age between 20 and 55 years old;
• Not taking hormone drugs or antirheumatic drugs within the latest 2 months;
• No allergy history of hormone drugs Pain medicine;
• volunteer participation and signing an informed consent in writing.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being pregnant or during lactation;
• Having suffered from serious psychiatric, neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, or renal illnesses, and so forth;
• Severe neurological deficits caused by severe lumbar disc protrusion, and operation indications;
• Receiving message therapy in past 3 months for releasing low back pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Massage	Massage	To treat low back pain with massage
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	Medicine control group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in Back function measured by Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire at 2 months	At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week	to assess the recovery of back function

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores	At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week	to assess the improvement of back function
McGill pain questionnaire	At baseline, 4th, 6th, 8th week	To assess the alleviation of pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Acupuncture and Tuina college of Chengdu University of TCM; 🇨🇳 Chengdu, Sichuan, China