Low Back PainNCT05502419
Effects of Neural Slump Mobilization in Addition to Conventional Physical Therapy in Low Back Pain
A study testing Neural slump mobilization and Conventional Physical Therapy in people with Low Back Pain, run by Foundation University Islamabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
Low back pain is amongst the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.This condition has a significant impact on the person's quality of life by effecting their various activities of daily living. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 44 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Low Back Pain
- What is being tested?
- Neural slump mobilization and Conventional Physical Therapy
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 42 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 1 Mar 2022to Feb 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 44 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients aged 18-44 years
- Both males and females
- Persons with low back pain with a positive slump test
- Patients with a NPRS intensity of at least 5
Who cannot join
- Patients with signs or symptoms of nerve root involvement
- Pregnant females, patients with history of spinal surgery, patients of spondylolistheis, spinal stenosis and disc herniation.
- Patients with serious spinal conditions infection, tumors, osteoporosis, spinal fracture
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Low back pain is amongst the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.This condition has a significant impact on the person's quality of life by effecting their various activities of daily living. As of 2017 it remains the leading cause of years lived with disability.Various management strategies are used for the treatment of low back pain. In the recent years neurodynamic techniques are being used for the treatment of low back pain. Escpecially, patients of low back pain who have neural mechanosensitivity may benefit from neural mobilization techniques. Slump stretching is a neurodynamic technqiue which is used to improve the mobility of dural tissue.Different studies have shown postive results of slump stretching in patients of low back pain. However no such study has investigated the role of slump stretching in improving range of motiion in low back pain patients.So this study aims to investigate the the effect of slump stretching in low back pain patients specially on low back Low back pain is amongst the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.This condition has a significant impact on the person's quality of life by effecting their various activities of daily living. As of 2017 it remains the leading cause of years lived with disability.Various management strategies are used for the treatment of low back pain. In the recent years neurodynamic techniques are being used for the treatment of low back pain. Escpecially, patients of low back pain who have neural mechanosensitivity may benefit from neural mobilization techniques. Slump stretching is a neurodynamic technqiue which is used to improve the mobility of dural tissue.Different studies have shown postive results of slump stretching in patients of low back pain. However no such study has investigated the role of slump stretching in improving range of motiion in low back pain patients.So this study aims to investigate the the effect of slump stretching in low back pain patients specially on low back
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Being tested
- Neural slump mobilization, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Low Back Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Neural slump mobilizationProcedure or surgery
Slump stretching will be performed with the patient in the long sitting position with the patient's feet against the wall to assure the ankle remained in 0 degree dorsiflexion. The therapist will apply over pressure to the cervical spine flexion to the point where the patient's symptoms will be reproduced. The position will be held for 30 s. A total of 5 repetitions will be completed.
Conventional Physical TherapyProcedure or surgery
Moist heat with hydro collator pack, Maitland Mobilization for Lumbar spine, Therapeutic exercise: Core stability exercises
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| conventional physical therapy | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Procedure: Conventional Physical Therapy |
| conventional physical therapy with slump stretching | Experimental | Not described Receives: Procedure: Neural slump mobilization; Procedure: Conventional Physical Therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
ROM
Range of motion will be measured with gravity based inclinometer. One inclinometer will be placed on T12 spinous process and the second inclinometer will be placed on S1 spinous process of participant. The patient is asked to perform forward flexion, extension and lateral flexion, The range of motion is recorded by subtracting the value on lower inclinometer from upper inclinometer.
Measured: 2 weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
Back Pain
Back Pain will be measured via Numeric Pain Rating Scale. A higher score will signify higher level of pain.
Measured: 2 weeks
Physical Function
Repeated sit to stand test will be used to assess the physical function of the participant
Measured: 2 weeks
Disability
Disability will be assessed via Pain Disability Index. A higher score signifies poor outcome
Measured: 2 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Aug 2022
- Study start1 Mar 2022
- Primary completionJan 2023 (estimated)
- Study completionFeb 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Foundation University IslamabadThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study is a randomized controlled trial which will consist of two groups. Once will recieve conventional physcial therapy and the sencond will recieve conventional physcial therapy and slump stretching.Both groups will be recruited concurrently.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05502419
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FUI/CTR/2022/8
- Status last verified
- Aug 2022
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2022
- Last updated
- 16 Aug 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Aug 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Neural Slump Mobilization in Addition to Conventional Physical Therapy in Low Back Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05502419
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FUI/CTR/2022/8
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Foundation University IslamabadUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Mar 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Feb 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 16 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Low back pain is amongst the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.This condition has a significant impact on the person's quality of life by effecting their various activities of daily living. As of 2017 it remains the leading cause of years lived with disability.Various management strategies are used for the treatment of low back pain. In the recent years neurodynamic techniques are being used for the treatment of low back pain. Escpecially, patients of low back pain who have neural mechanosensitivity may benefit from neural mobilization techniques. Slump stretching is a neurodynamic technqiue which is used to improve the mobility of dural tissue.Different studies have shown postive results of slump stretching in patients of low back pain. However no such study has investigated the role of slump stretching in improving range of motiion in low back pain patients.So this study aims to investigate the the effect of slump stretching in low back pain patients specially on low back Low back pain is amongst the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions worldwide.This condition has a significant impact on the person's quality of life by effecting their various activities of daily living. As of 2017 it remains the leading cause of years lived with disability.Various management strategies are used for the treatment of low back pain. In the recent years neurodynamic techniques are being used for the treatment of low back pain. Escpecially, patients of low back pain who have neural mechanosensitivity may benefit from neural mobilization techniques. Slump stretching is a neurodynamic technqiue which is used to improve the mobility of dural tissue.Different studies have shown postive results of slump stretching in patients of low back pain. However no such study has investigated the role of slump stretching in improving range of motiion in low back pain patients.So this study aims to investigate the the effect of slump stretching in low back pain patients specially on low back
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study is a randomized controlled trial which will consist of two groups. Once will recieve conventional physcial therapy and the sencond will recieve conventional physcial therapy and slump stretching.Both groups will be recruited concurrently.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| conventional physical therapy | Active comparator | Procedure: Conventional Physical Therapy |
| conventional physical therapy with slump stretching | Experimental | Procedure: Neural slump mobilization, Procedure: Conventional Physical Therapy |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 44 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients aged 18-44 years
- Both males and females
- Persons with low back pain with a positive slump test
- Patients with a NPRS intensity of at least 5
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Patients with signs or symptoms of nerve root involvement
- Pregnant females, patients with history of spinal surgery, patients of spondylolistheis, spinal stenosis and disc herniation.
- Patients with serious spinal conditions infection, tumors, osteoporosis, spinal fracture
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Neural slump mobilizationSlump stretching will be performed with the patient in the long sitting position with the patient's feet against the wall to assure the ankle remained in 0 degree dorsiflexion. The therapist will apply over pressure to the cervical spine flexion to the point where the patient's symptoms will be reproduced. The position will be held for 30 s. A total of 5 repetitions will be completed. | Procedure or surgery | conventional physical therapy with slump stretching |
| Conventional Physical TherapyMoist heat with hydro collator pack, Maitland Mobilization for Lumbar spine, Therapeutic exercise: Core stability exercises | Procedure or surgery | conventional physical therapy, conventional physical therapy with slump stretching |
Primary outcome
ROM
Time frame: 2 weeks
Range of motion will be measured with gravity based inclinometer. One inclinometer will be placed on T12 spinous process and the second inclinometer will be placed on S1 spinous process of participant. The patient is asked to perform forward flexion, extension and lateral flexion, The range of motion is recorded by subtracting the value on lower inclinometer from upper inclinometer.
3 secondary outcomes
Back Pain
Time frame: 2 weeks
Physical Function
Time frame: 2 weeks
Disability
Time frame: 2 weeks
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Aug 2022.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Neural slump mobilization and Conventional Physical Therapy in people with Low Back Pain, run by Foundation University Islamabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
ROM (time frame: 2 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Aug 2022.