Effects Of Inversion Table Therapy Vs MT On Pain And Lumbar Flexibility In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

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Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Low-back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT07055802
• Lead Sponsor: Superior University

Brief Summary

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a widespread yet difficult-to-manage and treat public health condition with a significant treatment failure rate. Both inversion table therapy and mulligan techniques are very effective in reducing low back pain. A number of literature supports the effectiveness of both techniques individually but there is no literature available that provide comparison between these two techniques.

Detailed Description

Study objective will be to compare the effect of inversion table therapy versus mulligan techniques on pain and lumber flexibility in patients with chronic low back pain

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-03-17
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-09
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-01
• Study Completion: 2026-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Both Genders.
• Adults aged between 30-50.
• Low Back pain should be Persistent for more than 3 months
• Idiopathic pain

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant females
• Patients with cauda equina syndrome (symptoms of bladder impairments)
• Cardiovascular disease in last 6 months
• Any progressive neurological deficit (like stroke and epilepsy)
• Patients history of vertigo and glaucoma
• Patient with flexion biased pain Persistent use of pain medication
• Patients who had undergone any other treatments, such as acupuncture or physical therapy, in last 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry Disability Index	12 Months	Oswestry disability index is used to identify level of disability or severity of lower back pain(20). For those suffering from low back pain (LBP), the Oswestry Disability Index is a commonly used outcome measure. It takes five minutes to complete and one minute to rate the self-administered ODI questionnaire. Scores correspond to a range of disabilities, from mild to bedridden. Time period for again filling of Oswestry questionnaire is 4 weeks. It is important to measure disability level in lower back pain and ODI is an important reliable tool to measure lower back disability. There are different scoring levels in percentage which indicates level of disability in ODI. From 0 to 4, there is no disability; from 5 to 14, a mild disability; from 15 to 24, a moderate disability; from 25 to 34, a severe disability; and from 35 to 50, a totally crippled person.
RAND SF-36	12 Months	Rand SF-36 is a questionnaire used to assess quality of life. This tool consists of eight areas: physical function, vitality, emotional role function, general health awareness, physical aches, physical function, social function, and mental health. The higher the score, the better the quality of life. A score of 0 is equal to the maximum dysfunction, and a score of 100 means no dysfunction.
Sit and Reach Test	12 Months	Sit and Reach test is used to measure lumber flexibility through flexing lumber spine. In this test subject is in sitting position with legs fully extended and relaxed knee. Subject is asked to reach his arms as far as possible at flexibility meter and hold for 2 seconds. It comprises of different scores in cm categorised as 9 (very poor), 13 (poor), 14 (average), 15 (good), 17 (very good) and 25+ (excellent) Sit and reach test is found to be more reliable tool for measuring flexibility

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Omer Hospital & Cardiac Center; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan