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- Clinical Trial NCT02983435
Osteopathic Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain (OTCLBP)
Comparison Between Two Osteopathic Techniques for Chronic Low Back Pain Treatment: a Randomized Crossover Trial.
The relevance of this study is to determine the efficacy of two osteopathic techniques - Thrust Technique and Muscle Energy Technique (MET) - in improving of neuromuscular component of the trunk and clinical symptoms in adult workers with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). Few studies have investigated and compared the physiological responses of these techniques quantitatively, and no published study has compared their effects in low back pain subjects in terms of symptoms, postural balance and muscle activation. The main outcomes will be computed by electromyography measurement so that to assess the trunk neuromuscular activation pattern as well as by force platform parameters for determining of postural control. Clinical symptoms such as pain intensity, perception of disability and fear and avoidance will also be computed.
This is the first study to compare these two osteopathic techniques using the main biological outcomes related to trunk neuromuscular function.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of two osteopathic techniques (Thrust and MET) on CLBP adult workers treatment.
A total of 15 male participants with chronic low back pain, volunteers, active workers aged from 35 to 55 years (in aging process) will be recruited by convenience from the community local. All participants will sign an informed consent form approved by the North of Parana University Ethics Committee for Research on Human Subjects. The intervention will follow the CONSORT recommendations for randomized controlled trials. All baseline testing and evaluation will be performed by a blinded evaluator to the study intervention. The sample will be randomized in two groups from crossover design: Group #1), which will receive the Thrust technique applied at the level of dysfunction; and Group #2, which will receive the Muscle Energy Technique, also applied at the level of dysfunction. The allocation will be printed in cards by sequentially numbered in opaque envelopes.
The treatment (intervention) will occur in 2 phases of 3 weeks each one. The participants will receive only one of techniques in each phase, and after one rest week (washout) they will receive the other technique (crossover), totaling 7 weeks. In this study, both techniques will be applied at the lumbar vertebral level that present the dysfunction which will be diagnosed in the specific evaluation, performed by two specialized physiotherapists in osteopathy. Before and after the manipulation (with Thrust or MET) all participants will be evaluated in 2 tasks - bipedal without load and bipedal with load (10% of body mass) - on the force platform. Parallel to the tasks, the recording of the measurements of EMG surface will be computed to determine the pattern of the trunk neuromuscular activation in amplitude of the RMS signal as well as muscle fatigue through the median frequency parameters.
Before performing the tasks on the force platform, a maximum voluntary isometric contraction will be performed for the back (paravertebral) and abdominal (rectus) muscles in order to normalize the signal EMG for determining of the level muscular activity during each task (with or without load). After the intervention, the immediate and final revaluations will include all the used measures in the initial evaluation, such as muscle activation of trunk (EMG), balance (force platform), and clinical symptoms of pain (Visual Analogue Scale and McGill Short Questionnaire), psychosomatic factors (Fear and Avoidance Believe Questionnaire) and disability (Roland Morris Questionnaire).
For the analysis a two-way ANOVA will be used for each dependent variable to compare the two groups (G1 versus G2) in both situations (pre and post-immediate, and after 15 days) in the clinical measurements, postural balance and EMG. The size effect also will be computed to determine the rate of the changes observed.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Parana
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Londrina, Parana, Brazil, 86041-120
- Laboratory of Functional Assessment and Human Motor Performance (LAFUP)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic low back pain at least for three months.
- Low back pain of unknown mechanical origin without irradiation to the lower limbs.
- Workers with chronic low back pain at least three months.
- Do not be participating in rehabilitation programs.
- Do not have practiced regular physical activity in the past 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Manual therapy treatment in the past 90 days.
- Discal herniation diagnosis.
- Lumbar radiculopathy and / or nerve root compression.
- Lumbar stenosis.
- Lumbar surgery.
- Nerve root entrapment.
- Neurological and endocrine.
- Osteoporosis.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- Spinal osteomyelitis.
- Spondylolysis.
- Spondylolisthesis.
- Tumors.
- Vertebral fracture.
- No current sports or treatment in Physiotherapy, Pilates Method or Manual Therapy.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: G1 - Thrust manipulation
G1 - Thrust manipulation is an osteopathic technique.
The Group 1 (G1) will receive the Thrust technique applied at the level of dysfunction.
Subject in lateral decubitus, with one lower limb extended and the other in flexion, to the level of the targeted vertebra; upper trunk rotated back until the same vertebra; at the end of the range of movement will be applied the high speed and low amplitude impulse (Thrust).
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Osteopathic manipulation with Thrust technique.
The Group 1 (G1) will receive the Thrust technique applied at the level of dysfunction.
Subject in lateral decubitus, with one lower limb extended and the other in flexion, to the level of the targeted vertebra; upper trunk rotated back until the same vertebra; at the end of the range of movement will be applied the high speed and low amplitude impulse (Thrust).
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Active Comparator: G2 - Muscle Energy
G2 - Muscle Energy is a manual therapy technique based in muscular contraction and stretching.
The Group 2 (G2) will receive the Muscle Energy technique applied at the level of dysfunction.
Subject in lateral decubitus, with the upper and lower trunk flexed until the target vertebra, and upper trunk rotated back to the level of the same vertebra; lumbar in lateral flexion (using the subject's feet) until the target vertebra.
Following the command the subject will perform an isometric contraction of 3-5 seconds against the therapist's hand (pushing the hand towards the floor), repeated 3 times.
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Osteopathic manipulation with Muscle Energy technique.
The Group 2 (G2) will receive the Muscle Energy technique applied at the level of dysfunction.
Subject in lateral decubitus, with the upper and lower trunk flexed until the target vertebra, and upper trunk rotated back to the level of the same vertebra; lumbar in lateral flexion (using the subject's feet) until the target vertebra.
Following the command the subject will perform an isometric contraction of 3-5 seconds against the therapist's hand (pushing the hand towards the floor), repeated 3 times.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Electromyography measurement - Root Mean Square (RMS)
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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EMG estimates, Root Mean Square: RMS (in microvolts unit: uV) will be computed to evaluate the back and abdominal activation during the functional task.
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Electromyography measurement - Median Frequency (MF)
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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EMG estimates, Median Frequency: MF (in Hertz: Hz) will be computed to evaluate the back and abdominal activation during the functional task.
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Force platform measurement
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Force platform measurement during balance performance using centre of pressure measures to assess balance performance.
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Visual Analogic Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Pain intensity measurement using Visual Analogue Scale (score of 0 to 10 intensity; being 10 of poor score for VAS).
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Short Version of Pain Questionnaire McGill
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Pain measurement using Short Version of Pain Questionnaire McGill (score 0 to 78; while higher score is determined by poor condition related to pain).
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Disability questionnaire
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Disability measurement using Roland Morris questionnaire.
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Fear-avoidance questionnaire
Time Frame: Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Fear-avoidance model measurement using Waddell questionnaire related to work and physical activity.
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Change from baseline muscular activation at 3 weeks, in both phases
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Haas M, Vavrek D, Peterson D, Polissar N, Neradilek MB. Dose-response and efficacy of spinal manipulation for care of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine J. 2014 Jul 1;14(7):1106-16. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.468. Epub 2013 Oct 16.
- Wilder DG, Vining RD, Pohlman KA, Meeker WC, Xia T, Devocht JW, Gudavalli RM, Long CR, Owens EF, Goertz CM. Effect of spinal manipulation on sensorimotor functions in back pain patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2011 Jun 28;12:161. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-161.
- Cleland JA, Fritz JM, Childs JD, Kulig K. Comparison of the effectiveness of three manual physical therapy techniques in a subgroup of patients with low back pain who satisfy a clinical prediction rule: study protocol of a randomized clinical trial [NCT00257998]. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2006 Feb 10;7:11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-11.
- Lariviere C, Gagnon D, Loisel P. The comparison of trunk muscles EMG activation between subjects with and without chronic low back pain during flexion-extension and lateral bending tasks. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2000 Apr;10(2):79-91. doi: 10.1016/s1050-6411(99)00027-9.
- Licciardone JC, Minotti DE, Gatchel RJ, Kearns CM, Singh KP. Osteopathic manual treatment and ultrasound therapy for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;11(2):122-9. doi: 10.1370/afm.1468.
- da Silva RA Jr, Arsenault AB, Gravel D, Lariviere C, de Oliveira E Jr. Back muscle strength and fatigue in healthy and chronic low back pain subjects: a comparative study of 3 assessment protocols. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Apr;86(4):722-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.08.007.
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