Does Adding Real or Fake Muscle Stretching Techniques to Regular Physiotherapy Help with Pain, Movement, Daily Activities, and Mental Health in People with General Low Back Pain. A Study with Randomly Chosen Groups.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/04/085881
• Lead Sponsor: Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College

Brief Summary

This research study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) in treating chronic nonspecific low back pain. It is a randomized controlled trial that will compare MET combined with conventional therapy to sham MET combined with conventional therapy.

Participants will be divided into two groups. Group A will receive MET, a manual therapy that uses muscle contractions and stretching, along with conventional physiotherapy exercises. Group B will receive sham MET, a placebo treatment that mimics MET without the therapeutic effects, combined with the same conventional therapy.

The study will assess the impact of these interventions on pain, range of motion, functional disability, and psychological comorbidities.

Data will be collected at baseline, during, and after the treatment period to compare the outcomes between the two groups

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-28
• Study Start: 2025-05-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent.
• Stable medical condition with no contraindications to physical therapy.
• Subjects having chronic non specific low back pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of systemic disorders affecting outcomes eg rheumatoid arthritis Recent surgery more than 6 months unrelated to the study focus.
• Cognitive impairments or inability to follow instructions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion (ROM): Measured using a goniometer to evaluate joint mobility in degrees.	baseline 2 weeks
Pain- Assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to measure the intensity of pain at rest and during activity.	baseline 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back Pain functional Scale	Psychological inflexibility in pain scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aacharya vinoba bhave rural hospital; 🇮🇳 Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India

Aacharya vinoba bhave rural hospital

🇮🇳Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Prachi Koche

Principal investigator

8329430485

prachikoche9@gmail.com