Clinical trial NCT03772093: The Effectiveness of Short-term Massage Versus Trabert Current Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain
Official title: The Effectiveness of Short-term Massage Versus Trabert Current Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Keywords: massage
low back pain
Trabert current
Ultra-Reiz current
Lead sponsor: Medical University of Bialystok
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-12-11
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Background: Low back pain (LBP) is still a frequent health problem. Recurrance of symptoms leads to high absence at work. It was proved in previous studies that low back manual massage has a significant impact on pain reduction. Trabert current (TC) is common physical modality used in rehabilitation of patients with LBP. The aim of study was to assess the effectiveness of manual massage in comparison to TC in patients with LBP.

Methods: Sixty patients with LBP were enrolled in to the study. In all patients discopathy and spondyloarthrosis were diagnosed. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: massage (I=30) and TC (II=30) therapy. The procedures were performed for ten days. Pain intensity was assessed by Numerical Rating Scale. Quality of life and the degree of disability were evaluated by Oswestry Disability Index and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.

Results: In both groups pain reduction and functional improvement were observed after therapy. However, better results were noticed in group I.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* confirmed in X-ray spondyloarthrotic changes in lumbar area of spine
* pain of lumbar area lasting than 1 year

Exclusion Criteria:

* cardiac rythm disturbances
* cardiac pacemaker
* heart failure
* pulmonary embolism
* atherosclerosis
* neoplasmatic diseases
* skin lesions or purulent changes in the area of procedure
* pregnancy
* advanced osteoporosis
* spine fractures
* fever

Primary outcomes:
measure: pain intensity measured by NRS (numerical rating scale)
timeFrame: NRS was measured before and after 10 days massage and Trabert current therapy groups
Secondary outcomes:
measure: quality of life measured by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
timeFrame: ODI was measured before and after 10 days massage and Trabert current therapy groups
Other outcomes:
measure: quality of life measured by Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ)
timeFrame: RMQ was measured before and after 10 days massage and Trabert current therapy groups
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