High-intensity Laser Therapy and Mulligan Mobilization for Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07556926
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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 goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether combining high-intensity laser therapy with Mulligan mobilization techniques can effectively treat chronic non-specific low back pain in adult patients aged 18-60 years, including both males and females. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the combined intervention reduce pain intensity more effectively than standard or single-modality treatment? Does the combined intervention improve functional disability and lumbar range of motion? Researchers will compare high-intensity laser therapy combined with Mulligan mobilization to \[control group: Mulligan alone\] to determine whether the combined approach produces superior clinical outcomes. Participants will: Receive high-intensity laser therapy according to a standardized treatment protocol Undergo Mulligan mobilization techniques administered by a trained therapist Attend multiple treatment sessions over a defined intervention period Complete assessments of pain intensity, functional disability, and lumbar range of motion before and after treatment
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Combined High-intensity Laser Therapy and Mulligan Mobilization on Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: High-intensity laser therapy and Mulligan mobilization
- Other: Mulligan Mobilization
- Sponsor
- Anas Radi Hassan Alashram
- Organization
- Middle East University
- Start date
- 2026-04-30
- Primary completion
- 2026-05-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Jordan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female participants aged 18-60 years * Diagnosis of chronic non-specific low back pain (pain persisting for ≥3 months) * Pain localized between the lower costal margins and gluteal folds, with or without referred pain * Baseline pain intensity of ≥3 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) * Ability to understand and follow instructions and provide informed consent * Not currently receiving other forms of physiotherapy or structured treatment for low back pain during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Specific spinal pathology (e.g., fracture, tumor, infection, inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis) * History of spinal surgery * Neurological deficits or signs of nerve root compression (e.g., severe radiculopathy) * Pregnancy * Severe osteoporosis or other contraindications to manual therapy * Contraindications to high-intensity laser therapy (e.g., malignancy in the treatment area, photosensitivity disorders) * Current use of medications that significantly affect pain perception (e.g., high-dose opioids) * Participation in another clinical trial within the last 3 months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07556926