Effect of Tok-Sen Massage for Non-specific Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT06431503
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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 this clinical trial was to find out whether Tok Sen massage (a massage method with wooden instruments from northern Thailand) is more effective than pressure massage in relieving pain and improving quality of life in participants with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can Tok Sen Massage Relieve Chronic Lower Back Pain? Can Tok Sen massage improve the quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain? Researchers compared Tok Sen massage with pressure massage, which works on low back pain, to see if it could treat chronic low back pain. Participants will: Receive Tok Sen massage or pressure massage every week for 1 month. Questionnaires and flexion measurements before and after each massage. After the massage session, fill out the online questionnaire once a month for three months.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Tok-Sen Massage for Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Tok-Sen Massage
- Other: Pressure Massage
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
- Start date
- 2023-11-11
- Primary completion
- 2024-03-13
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 69 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * chronic low back pain for more than 3 months * diagnosis of non-specific low back pain Exclusion Criteria: - * Spinal surgery history * Joint disease * Pregnancy * Cancer * Systemic disease * Mental disease * Bone Mass Measurement less than
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06431503