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Mulligan Technique Versus McKenzie Extension Exercise Chronic Unilateral Radicular Low Back Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT06049277
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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)

This project will be a Randomized clinical trial conducted to determine effects of Mulligan technique versus McKenzie extension exercise with manual traction in patients with chronic unilateral radicular low back pain. Sample will be collected through non-probability convenient sampling, following eligibility criteria from Rehab Care and Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Eligibility criteria will be both gender and age range 28-50 years, clinically diagnosed patient with Lumbar radiculopathy after exclusion of the patients with Fracture, Trauma, Inflammatory disorder, acute disc bulge, Lumbar instability. Participants will be randomly allocated in two groups via sealed envelope method, baseline assessment will be done, Group A participants will be given baseline treatment along with Mulligan techniques, Group B participants will be given baseline treatment along with McKenzie protocol. Pre and post intervention assessment will be done via, Numeric pain rating scale(NPRS), Oswestry Disability Scale (ODI) and lumber Range of Motion, 2 sessions per week will be given for 4 weeks, data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 29.

Study details

Official title
Effects of Mulligan Technique Versus McKenzie Extension Exercise With Manual Traction in Patients With Chronic Unilateral Radicular Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
  • Other: Mulligan techniques with manual traction
  • Other: McKenzie extension exercises with manual traction
Sponsor
Riphah International University
Start date
2023-09-25
Primary completion
2024-01-10
Sex
All
Age range
from 20 Years to 50 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: * Age range 28-50 years * Patients of both gender * Clinically diagnosed patient with Lumbar radiculopathy Exclusion Criteria: * Subject with chronic radicular low back pain with the history of spinal surgery * Patients who have recently received corticosteroids * Diagnosed cases of osteoporosis * History of recent Fracture * Lumber instability * Trauma * Inflammatory disorders * Acute disc bulge

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06049277