Dry Dynamic Cupping vs Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization for Chronic Myofascial Low Back Pain

ConditionChronic Myofascial Low Back Pain

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age25-45

SponsorIbadat International University, Islamabad

About this trial

This study aims to compare the effects of Dry Dynamic Cupping and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in patients with chronic myofascial low back pain. The interventions will be evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing pain, improving functional disability, and enhancing quality of life. The findings may help identify a more effective treatment approach for managing chronic myofascial low back pain.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Chronic Myofascial Lower Back Pain > 3 months

Pain reproduced by palpation of Lumbar Para-Spinals, Quadratus Lumborum (QL) or Thoracolumbar Fascia.

Trigger Points will be diagnosed through Simons and Travell's Criteria

Age 25-45 years (young adults according to WHO classification)

Disqualifiers

History of spinal surgery

Presence of inflammatory or neurological disorders

Facet joint dysfunction

Discogenic pain

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
Other intervention
Participants in this group will receive Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). The intervention will be administered for 2 weeks, with 3 treatment sessions per week, according to the standardized study protocol. The effects of the intervention will be evaluated on pain intensity, functional disability, and lumbar range of motion.
dry cupping
Other intervention
Participants in this group will receive Dry Dynamic Cupping therapy. The intervention will be administered for 2 weeks, with 3 treatment sessions per week, according to the standardized study protocol. The effects of the intervention will be evaluated on pain intensity, functional disability, and lumbar range of motion.

Treatment groups

48 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Dry dynamic cupping groupActive comparator 2 interventions

Group B: IASTM GroupPlacebo comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

NPRS

Pain intensity will be assessed using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), an 11-point scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Changes in pain scores will be compared between the Dry Dynamic Cupping and IASTM groups.

Time frame

Baseline and 2 Weeks Post-Intervention

Secondary outcomes

ODI

Functional disability related to low back pain will be assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Changes in disability scores will be compared between groups.

Time frame

Baseline and 2 Weeks Post-Intervention

Other outcomes

Inclinometer

Lumbar range of motion (ROM) will be measured using an inclinometer. Flexion, extension, right and left side flexion, and right and left rotation will be assessed to evaluate changes in lumbar mobility following the intervention and compared between the Dry Dynamic Cupping and IASTM groups.

Time frame

Baseline and 2 Weeks Post-Intervention

Sponsors and contacts

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Ibadat International University, Islamabad

Lead sponsor

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