NCT01973010

Massage Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

Phase 1 Study of Massage Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage is effective in the treatment of low back pain and to optimize clinical therapeutic schedule of massage for low back pain.

Detailed description

Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition among adults. Large majority of the population suffer from Chronic low back pain in their lifetime. At present, there is still no standard treatment for chronic low back pain. Massage is commonly chose and widely used by sufferer as a complement to conventional treatment. However, its effectiveness is still not convinced. This trial is designed to assess the effectiveness of massage for chronic low back pain.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Massage	Massage therapy is an intervention that can be used to relax muscle and regulate displaced joints by manual manipulation.
DRUG	Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen is an common analgesics which has been widely used in regular control of various pain symptom.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2013-10-31
• Last updated: 2014-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China