NCT04061759

Physiotherapy in Lumbar Disc Pathologies

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Guven Health Group · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of four physical therapy treatment approaches for lumbar region pathologies. Eighty volunteers who have back pain will be included in the study. Subjects will be randomly divided into four groups; Group 1: Soft tissue mobilisation techniques and stabilization exercises (n=20), Group 2: Kinesiotape and stabilization exercise (n=20), Group 3: Stabilization exercises (n=20), Group 4: Reflexology and stabilization exercises (n=20).

Detailed description

All patients will be measured with visual analog scale for pain level, goniometric measurement for range of motion, hamstring tension and sit and reach for flexibility, isokinetic evaluation for strength in 60degree/ sec, Side plank position test for trunk stabilization. Function will be measured with Oswestry Disability Index. Manual muscle testing for flexion, extension, lateral flexion of back, flexion, extension, abduction of hip, flexion, extension of knee and inversion, eversion of ankle will be assessed. Group 1, 2 and 4 will be started to treatment twice a week for 4 weeks after first evaluation. Group 3 will be had home exercise programme after first evaluation. Groups will be assessed again at 4th and 8th weeks after treatment. Multiway variant analysis will bee done within each group before the treatment and at follow-up. When differences observed, Tukey test will be used to find out the group that caused the differences.

Conditions

• Lumbar Disc Disease
• Lumbar Disc Herniation
• Low Back Pain, Mechanical
• Low Back Strain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Effectiveness of four physical therapy approaches (soft tissue manual therapy, Kinesio® Taping techniques, stabilization exercises and reflex therapy) for treating lumbar disc pathologies.	Visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pain intensity, goniometric measurements for the range of motion and hamstring flexibility, the sit and reach test for flexibility, an isokinetic evaluation for strength at 60°/sec, and a side-plank position test for trunk stabilization were measured. The functional status was evaluated with the Oswestry Disability Index. All groups were assessed at the beginning, after a four-week treatment and four weeks of follow-up.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-02
• Primary completion: 2021-02-02
• Completion: 2021-02-02
• First posted: 2019-08-20
• Last updated: 2021-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)