Comparative Study on SNAG From Different Positions Low Back Pain Treatment
CompletedNot applicableNCT07215286
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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)
Objectives: To compare the effects of lumbar sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) applied in loaded versus unloaded positions on pain, disability, and function in individuals with chronic nonspecific LBP. Methods: A sample of 59 participants was assigned to receive six sessions of standard intervention, with lumbar SNAGs applied in either a loaded (sitting) or an unloaded (quadruped) position. This study was conducted between November 2025 and May 2026. Outcomes measured pre- and post-intervention included pain intensity (VAS), lumbar flexion range of motion (BROM device), and functional disability (Oswestry Disability Index).
Study details
- Official title
- Comparative Study on SNAG From Loaded and Unloaded Position in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Loaded-SNAG
- Procedure: Unloaded-SNAG
- Sponsor
- University of Hail
- Start date
- 2025-10-15
- Primary completion
- 2026-05-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 40 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic non specific low back pain for 6 weeks or more * Who scored between three and six on a visual analogue scale (VAS) * Restriction of the movement was only in flexion ROM Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy, * Obese, * Infectious conditions of the spine, * Autoimmune disorders, * Malignancy * Any contraindication to physiotherapy and manual therapy * Any patient received physical therapy sessions last 6 months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07215286