Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique Alone and in Combination With Interferential Therapy for the Treatment of Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Sponsor

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT06098053

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

7.5

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Single blind randomized control trail in which two groups were formed. Group A was given Muscle energy technique and Group B was given muscle energy technique in combination with Interferential therapy.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Back Pain	Other: muscle energy technique Other: Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy	N/A

Detailed Description

After getting the REC approval from The Neurocounsel Clinics, study was initiated from 21 May, 2023 to 20 September 2023. Sample size was calculated by Epitool which came 30. Following participants were included a) both genders b) age 20-50 years and followings were excluded a) DM b) Parkinson disease c) disc disorder d) MSK disorder were excluded from this study. Simple random sampling technique was used to randomize participants into two equal groups. group A was given MET and group B was given MET plus IFT. 2 sessions/week for 4 & half weeks. Evaluation was done at PNS & EQ-5D-5L (QoL). Pre and post test analysis was done by use of SPSS version 21 and level of significance was kept p<0.05.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

30 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Single blind RCT in which Two groups were formedSingle blind RCT in which Two groups were formed

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Masking Description:

Just participants were unaware of which intervention they are being given

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique Alone and in Combination With Interferential Therapy for the Treatment of Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Actual Study Start Date :

May 21, 2023

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 20, 2023

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 20, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Group A Muscle energy technique was given to this group	Other: muscle energy technique Muscle energy technique is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks
Active Comparator: Group B Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy was given to this group	Other: Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Group A

Muscle energy technique was given to this group

Other: muscle energy technique

Muscle energy technique is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks

Active Comparator: Group B

Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy was given to this group

Other: Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy

Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Pain numeric scale [4 and half weeks]
this scale is used to measure the pain 0 means no pain and 10 means worst pain ever
short form of 36 [4 and half weeks]
SF-36 is used to meaure the quality of life. 0 means worst quality of life and higher values towards 100 means best quality of life

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

20 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

both genders
age between 20-50 years old
non specific type of back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

Diabetes Mellitus
Parkinson disease
Any other Musculoskeletal disorder

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	The Neurocouncil Clinic	Islamabad	Federal	Pakistan	44010

Sponsors and Collaborators

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT06098053

Other Study ID Numbers:

First Posted:

Oct 24, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Oct 24, 2023

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Back Pain

Low Back Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 24, 2023