Use of traction in low back pain

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Other thoracic, thoracolumbar andlumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders,

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/08/035687

Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

Brief Summary: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading causes of work absence and activity limitation throughout the world, and it cause enormous economic burden to society. One common reason for low back pain is herniation of the intervertebral disc.

Among several non operative treatments for LBP, lumbar traction is used in clinical practice to treat patients with disc herniation.However, there is only limited evidence to support the effect of traction.

This study evaluates the clinical effectiveness and MRI changes after continuous lumbar traction in lumbar disc herniation.This study also compare the effectiveness of continuous lumbar traction with that of conventional treatment in patients with low back pain due to lumbar disc herniation.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting with low back pain 1)Age 25-55 years 2)Less than 1 year of duration 3)MRI proved herniation of one or more lumbar discs 4)VAS score more than or equal to 5 out of 10.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with neurological deficits 2) Malignancy,infection 3) Severe osteoporosis 4) Any contraindications to MR imaging (cardiac pacemakers, intracranial clips or implants) 5) Refuse to give consent.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinically:	3 months
Straight leg raising test	3 months
Modified schoberâ€™s test	3 months
Lateral lumbar flexion test	3 months
VAS score	3 months
The Roland-Morris low back pain and Disability Questionnaire (RMQ)	3 months
Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire	3 months
MRI changes:	3 months
Spinal canal diameter	3 months
Lumbar vertebral column length	3 months
Disc reduction ratio	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Satisfaction

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Room number 4
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Khordha, ORISSA, India
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Room number 4
🇮🇳Khordha, ORISSA, India
AMRUTHA VISWANATH
Principal investigator
9400032396
amruthaviswanath22@gmail.com