Positional Release With/Without Exercise for Chronic LBP
CompletedNot applicableNCT07389070
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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)
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) presents a significant therapeutic challenge due to its multifactorial nature and high recurrence rate. While manual therapy techniques like Positional Release Technique (PRT) are commonly employed to modulate pain and improve tissue function, there is a growing consensus in rehabilitation that their effects may be transient if not coupled with active strategies to address underlying impairments. Therapeutic exercises (TE) form a cornerstone of CLBP management by aiming to restore strength, endurance, and neuromuscular control. However, the specific additive benefit of combining a passive, indirect technique like PRT with a structured TE program remains an area for empirical investigation. This study, therefore, sought to compare the clinical effectiveness of an integrated approach using PRT alongside TE against the application of PRT alone, hypothesizing that the combined intervention. would yield superior outcomes in pain reduction and functional improvement for individuals with CLBP.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Positional Release Technique With and Without Therapeutic Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain Management
- Conditions
- Back Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: PRT with exercises
- Other: PRT Without exercises
- Sponsor
- Palestine Ahliya University
- Start date
- 2024-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-09-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Palestinian Territories
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged 20-65 years. * Clinical diagnosis of chronic low back pain (CLBP). * Positive Faber (Patrick's) test. * Positive Slump test. * A pain intensity score of ≥3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). * Symptoms presenting with or without referred leg pain. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis, disc disease, osteoporosis, or other significant bone disease. * History of vertebral fractures. * History of spinal surgery.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07389070