NCT06671665

Effect of Manual Therapy on Low Back Pain in Osteopenic Postmenopausal Women

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of manual therapy on low back pain in osteopenic postmenopausal women.

Detailed description

Women spend nearly one-third of their life in menopause. In this period, besides other comorbid conditions, women suffer from various musculoskeletal disorders also. One such problem is chronic low back pain which is more prevalent in post-menopausal women. This condition affects daily living activities of a person ranging from standing up, walking, bending over, lifting, traveling, social interaction, dressing to sleeping, living with ongoing pain causes depression, anxiety, deterioration in quality of life for women themselves. Despite this, little attention has been paid to pain in the spine/low back ache which are equally prevalent in this period of life. Although this poses a great medical and socioeconomic challenge to such extent that some researchers call it a lifestyle disease. It is the main cause of absence in the workplace and the 2nd cause of visiting primary health-care professionals. Spine pain has negative psychological consequences as it impairs daily functioning. Therefore, finding an effective method for treatment is important. Manual treatments are one of the most applied methods within physiotherapy approaches in recent years. Manual treatment (in the form of craniosacral and visceral manipulation) claiming to release the tension of the muscles, ligaments, and fascia in the sacral area and activate central pain inhibitory centers. For this reason, we are conducting the present study with a new view to identify the effects of manual therapy practices in the form of craniosacral and visceral manipulation on pain, function, and BMD of the lumbar region, as well as quality of life in osteopenic post-menopausal women suffering from low back pain.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Osteopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	calcium supplementation	Patients in both groups received calcium supplementation in the form of tablets that contain 665 mg calcium citrate. Citrate is easily assimilated and metabolized which provides the maximum benefit of the formula. Dosage: one tablet daily.
OTHER	Manual therapy	Manual therapy treatment will be in the form of craniosacral techniques and visceral manipulation techniques for 8 sessions in 12 weeks. Sessions will be divided into one session per week for the first 4 weeks then one session every two week for the next 8 weeks. Each session lasts for 45 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-07
• Primary completion: 2025-05-07
• Completion: 2025-06-07
• First posted: 2024-11-04
• Last updated: 2024-11-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt