NCT02276794

Thrust Versus Non-thrust Manipulation in Chronic Low Back Pain

The Effects of Thrust Versus Non-thrust Manipulation on Pain, Trunk Proprioception and Postural Stability in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to verify the effects of Thrust Versus Non-thrust Manipulation on Pain, Trunk Proprioception and Postural Stability in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Detailed description

Forty individuals with chronic low back pain will be randomly assigned, by a researcher not involved in data collection, to two treatment groups: Thrust manipulation (side-lying rotational manipulation standardized to the L4-L5 level) or non-thrust manipulation (side-lying grade III rotational non-thrust manipulation). A single treatment session will be provided. Outcome measurement will be conducted immediately after the treatment session. Data will be collected by a blinded assessor. Between-group differences will be calculated by constructing mixed linear models following an intention-to-treat principle.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Mechanical Low Back Pain
• Backache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Thrust Manipulation	After positioning patients in right side-lying, a rotational TM technique will be addressed at the L4-L5 lumbar segments. The treating therapist will have up to two attempts to apply the TM.
OTHER	Non-thrust manipulation (NTM)	A grade III rotational non-thrust manipulation will be addressed at the L4-L5 lumbar segments. Thirty oscilations will be performed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2014-10-28
• Last updated: 2017-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil