Massage of the Low Back Muscles Assessed With Ultrasound Scanning
Unknown statusPhase 1, Phase 2NCT01174667
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The aim of the study is to use diagnostic ultrasound to compare the thickness of soft tissues in the low back in a group of patients with chronic low back pain treated with massage to a control group of non-treated patients. It is hypothesized that on average, soft tissue thickness in the lumbar region will change in the group receiving massage compared to the control group.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Fascial Release on Connective Tissue Structure in Human Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain as Determined by Ultrasound Imaging: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Specific massage for fascial release
- Other: Quiet non-instructed rest for 3 minutes
- Sponsor
- Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
- Start date
- 2010-09
- Primary completion
- 2011-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 64 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * History of chronic low back pain far at least 3 months * Able to read and write English * Between 18-64 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Prior lumbar surgery * Infected or broken skin over the lumbodorsal fascia * Major structural spinal deformity * Specific cause of low back pain, such as tumor, infection, fracture * Bleeding disorders or use of anticoagulant medications * Pregnancy * Litigation for low back pain * Systemic infection
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01174667