Effects of Quantum movement technique on pain and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain

To compare the effects of Quantum movement technique on pain and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain.

Two arm parallel randomised trial with blinded baseline and after treatment interventions, 66 sample size and single centered study

Study setting is Department of Physical Therapy, DHQ Hospital Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan. The study population was consisted of patients with chronic low back pain. Single blinded, participants didn't know while they were receiving experimental or routine physical therapy treatment. We blinded them by not knowing them the intensity, frequency and timing of intervention. Moreover, we opted the option of concealed envelop method for treatment selection that completely minimized the biasness.

Inclusion Criteria: • Patients who had a complaint of Low Back Pain for over 12-weeks. • Region involved of back from L1-L5 and S1. • Patients who had a positive straight leg raise test (SLRT) and received no physiotherapy for at least 6-months. Exclusion Criteria: • Patients who were unable to walk independently. • Patients who had difficulties in exercise performance due to mental problems. • Spinal cord infection like Cauda equina syndrome and Neurological disorders like cerebral palsy, epilepsy

Along with standard physical therapy like hot packs, bridging exercises, lumbar extension, and prone leg lifts, Group B was also received quantum movement technique. This will be administered on different days. Each session was included ten minutes of thermotherapy. Three repetitions of the quantum movement technique, which includes the McKenzie lumbar extension, stabilization drills, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, was given. Each treatment session was last for 40 to 45 minutes.

Pain Functional Disability

participants were randomized using gold fish bowl method into two groups. one is control group and the other is experimental group. Treatment allocation were done by using concealed envelope method. In this, sealed opaque envelops with treatment regimen written were provided to the participants. Once a patient had consented to enter a trial an envelope was opened and the patient was then offered the allocated treatment regimen .

The study was single blinded. The participants did not know while they were receiving experimental or routine physical therapy treatment. and yes intervention is similar enough for blinding participants.

Demographic data and data related to final outcome will be shared by maintaining the confidentiality.

data will be available from April 2024 to June 2024 after the 6 months of publication. the data sharing plan for a controlled trial (i.e., what data will be shared when and under what conditions) will be publicly available at a third party site that shares data with and meets the data requirements of WHO's International Clinical Trial Registry platforms this occurs before the first participant is enrolled.

Dr Iqra Islam (corresponding author) professor at UOL, Lahore

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Open-access and there is the traditional public data release where anyone can get access to the data with no registration or conditions. The request will be reviewed by Director in charge and in case of eligibility, it would be shared in two weeks.

I want randomized controlled trial registration.