Effect of Plantar Fascia Release on Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05892783
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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 purpose of the current study is to determine the effect of myofascial release of plantar fascia on pain, back function, lumbar flexibility and pain pressure threshold for patients with CNSLBP.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Plantar Fascia Release on Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: manual treatment
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Start date
- 2023-06-15
- Primary completion
- 2023-09-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Both genders between the age of 20-45 years old. * BMI less than 30 Kg/m2. * Patients diagnosed as CNSLBP (pain \> 3 months). * Minimum pain level 2 out of 10 in NPRS. * Psychologically and mentally stable. * At least on trigger point in the lumbar paraspinals. * Minimal level of disability in ODI. * Reduced hamstring flexibility. Exclusion Criteria: * Red flags (eg. Spinal fractures, tumors, infection). * Cauda equina syndrome that requires urgent surgery. * Pregnant patients. * Previous lumbar surgery. * Fibromyalgia. * Disc lesions and spinal degenerative disease such as lumbar spondylosis.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05892783