Manual Therapy for Pregnancy Related Back Pain

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: Tui-na massage; Procedure: positional release technique

• Registration Number: NCT06198647
• Lead Sponsor: Benha University

Brief Summary

More than 50% of women experience pain in the lumbopelvic area during pregnancy. The prevalence of pain increases with the duration of pregnancy. Trunk muscles are needed to sustain low levels of activity for an extended duration. Preventing muscles from fatiguing is very important. Manual therapy techniques can minimize loading of the spine while improving muscular endurance and preventing fatigue. Moreover, inhibition of the trigger points of the spinal musculature is an important factor to consider.

Detailed Description

Tui-Na massage and positional release therapy are both of the common manual therapies used recently for low back pain. However, no studies have compared their effects on pregnancy related low back pain in third trimester.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-12-07
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-10
• Study Start: 2024-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-27
• Study Completion: 2024-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• low back pain
• mild to moderate disability concurring to the Oswestry Disability Index (up to 40%),
• age ranged from 20 - 40 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Current physical therapy or medical treatment for low back pain,
• contracture or surgery affecting the lumbar spine,
• scoliosis,
• pathologies such as inflammatory diseases,
• skin diseases,
• congenital diseases,
• neurological diseases,
• dislocations, neoplasms,
• disc prolapse,
• visual or auditory problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
tui-na	Tui-na massage	Application of tui-na techniques for the women while being in prone lying position.
positional release techniques	positional release technique	Application of positional release techniques for the women while being in prone lying position.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
back pain intensity	through study completion, an average of 2 months	will be measure by the visual analogue scale that range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating greater pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The pressure pain threshold (kg/cm2)	through study completion, an average of 2 months	will be measured using a pressure algometer that will be placed vertically on the most tender point at the low back para spinal muscles.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Benha University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Benah, Egypt