Effect of Fascial Release on Connective Tissue Structure in Human Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain as Determined by Ultrasound Imaging: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 入组人数
- 70
- 主要终点
- Thickness of lumbodorsal fascia determined by ultrasound imaging
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to use diagnostic ultrasound to compare the thickness of soft tissues in the low back in a group of patients with chronic low back pain treated with massage to a control group of non-treated patients.
It is hypothesized that on average, soft tissue thickness in the lumbar region will change in the group receiving massage compared to the control group.
详细描述
A specialized form of massage designed to reduce fascial restrictions will be compared to a no-treatment control group based on a change in thickness of the lumbodorsal fascia as determined by ultrasound imaging.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 64 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •History of chronic low back pain far at least 3 months
- •Able to read and write English
- •Between 18-64 years of age
排除标准
- •Prior lumbar surgery
- •Infected or broken skin over the lumbodorsal fascia
- •Major structural spinal deformity
- •Specific cause of low back pain, such as tumor, infection, fracture
- •Bleeding disorders or use of anticoagulant medications
- •Pregnancy
- •Litigation for low back pain
- •Systemic infection
研究组 & 干预措施
Fascial massage
A specific type of fascial massage to release restricted lumbodorsal fascia.
干预措施: Specific massage for fascial release (Procedure)
No treatment control
Patient will rest quietly without receiving any instruction.
干预措施: Quiet non-instructed rest for 3 minutes (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Thickness of lumbodorsal fascia determined by ultrasound imaging
时间窗: An average of 5 minutes from the the end of first treatment
次要结局
未报告次要终点