Comparative Effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Routine Physical Therapy on Quadratus Lumborum in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05174520
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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)
•Null hypothesis: There is no difference in effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Routine Physical Therapy on Quadratus Lumborum in patients with chronic low back pain. •Alternative hypothesis: There is difference in effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Routine Physical Therapy on Quadratus Lumborum in patients with chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparative Effects of Muscle Energy Technique and Routine Physical Therapy on Quadratus Lumborum in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Routine Physical Therapy
- Other: Muscle Energy Technique
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
- Start date
- 2021-10-27
- Primary completion
- 2022-07-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 30 Years to 55 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Both genders of age 30 to 55 year. * Patients with pain for at least three months or more (chronic stage). * Patients having score of at least 3 on 0-10 points(NPRS). * Diagnosed patients of low back pain. * Non-radicular low back pain. * Quadratus Lumborum tightness by physical test i.e. side bending test. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant females. * Lumbar radiculopathy. * Any spinal pathology i.e. infectious disease and fracture. * Any congenital deformity of spine, upper and lower extremities. * Systemic illnesses i.e. cardiovascular disorders, respiratory disorders etc. * History of surgery of hip, pelvis, lumbar spine, disc herniation.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05174520