Comparison between abdominal hemodynamic manipulation and manipulation of L4-L5 in patients with Low back pain associated with constipation: controlled randomized study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow Back pain; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Constipation; Low Back pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000681257
• Lead Sponsor: grisot claudio

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-26
• Study Completion: 2018-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with LBP (patients who self-rated their lower back pain with 4 or more, on a 10-points pain scale, within 24 hours from the experiment)

-Presence of functional constipation, known as chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), as established by the Congresso di Roma III.
-Patients must be between 18 and 70 years old

Exclusion Criteria

-Previous lumbar or abdominal surgery
-Presence of any contraindication to the execution of the proposed techniques
-Pregnancy
-Intake of drugs that can interfere in the results (cortisones, opioids, laxatives) during the week of treatments
-Osteopathic treatment received in the last month
-Presence of rheumatic diseases
-The Narrow Lumbar Spinal Canal Syndrome
-Ankylosing spondylitis
-Concomitance of oncological or neurological pathologies
-Impossibility to perform all assessments before and after treatment
-Thoracic and abdominal trauma over the last six months
-Suspected aneurysm of the aorta or use of oral anticoagulants
-Mental illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified