Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique Alone and in Combination With Interferential Therapy for the Treatment of Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Single blind randomized control trail in which two groups were formed. Group A was given Muscle energy technique and Group B was given muscle energy technique in combination with Interferential therapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: muscle energy technique; Other: Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy

Detailed Description

After getting the REC approval from The Neurocounsel Clinics, study was initiated from 21 May, 2023 to 20 September 2023. Sample size was calculated by Epitool which came 30. Following participants were included a) both genders b) age 20-50 years and followings were excluded a) DM b) Parkinson disease c) disc disorder d) MSK disorder were excluded from this study. Simple random sampling technique was used to randomize participants into two equal groups. group A was given MET and group B was given MET plus IFT. 2 sessions/week for 4 & half weeks. Evaluation was done at PNS & EQ-5D-5L (QoL). Pre and post test analysis was done by use of SPSS version 21 and level of significance was kept p<0.05.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Federal
    • Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan, 44010
      • The Neurocouncil Clinic

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• both genders
• age between 20-50 years old
• non specific type of back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Parkinson disease
• Any other Musculoskeletal disorder

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A; Muscle energy technique was given to this group	Other: muscle energy technique; Muscle energy technique is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks
Active Comparator: Group B; Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy was given to this group	Other: Muscel energy technique along with interferential therapy; Muscle energy technique along with interferential therapy is used at a rate of three sessions per week for four and half weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain numeric scale	this scale is used to measure the pain 0 means no pain and 10 means worst pain ever	4 and half weeks
short form of 36	SF-36 is used to meaure the quality of life. 0 means worst quality of life and higher values towards 100 means best quality of life	4 and half weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 21, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 18, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 18, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): October 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 24, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 18, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 348

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: have not decided anything yet

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No