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    <required_header>
      <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
      <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
      <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05978765</url>
    </required_header>
    <id_info>
      <org_study_id>REC/RCR&amp;AHS/23/0414 UMER</org_study_id>
      <nct_id>NCT05978765</nct_id>
    </id_info>
    <brief_title>Effect of Dynamic Cupping &amp; Myofascial Release on Pain, ROM and Performance in Athletes With Low Back Pain</brief_title>
    <official_title>Effect of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial Release on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Performance in Athletes With Non-specific Low Back Pain</official_title>
    <sponsors>
      <lead_sponsor>
        <agency>Riphah International University</agency>
        <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
      </lead_sponsor>
    </sponsors>
    <source>Riphah International University</source>
    <oversight_info>
      <is_fda_regulated_drug>No</is_fda_regulated_drug>
      <is_fda_regulated_device>No</is_fda_regulated_device>
    </oversight_info>
    <brief_summary>
      <textblock>
        Data will be collected at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. Study design will be Randomized&#xD;
        Clinical Trial. Sample size is 28. Population will be divided into two Groups by Convinient&#xD;
        Sampling Technique. Group A willl be Treated with Dynamic Cupping And Group B will be Treated&#xD;
        with Soft Tissue Myofascial Release. Inclinometer, Back Pain Functional Scale, Functional&#xD;
        Mobility Scale and Numerc Pain Rating Scale will be used to generate the outcomes of study.&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </brief_summary>
    <detailed_description>
      <textblock>
        The objective of this study is to compare the Effects Of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial&#xD;
        Release on Pain, Range of motion and Function in athletes with non-specific low back pain.&#xD;
  &#xD;
        Tools to be used in this study will be :&#xD;
  &#xD;
        Inclinometer: An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination&#xD;
        angle or deformation of any structure&#xD;
  &#xD;
        . Back Pain Functional Scale: a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical&#xD;
        function after low back pain.&#xD;
  &#xD;
        FMS: The Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) has been constructed to classify functional&#xD;
        mobility.&#xD;
  &#xD;
        Numeric PAIN Ratig Scale: The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain the screening tool,&#xD;
        commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero&#xD;
        meaning &quot;no pain&quot; and 10 meaning &quot;the worst pain imaginable&quot;.&#xD;
  &#xD;
        The study will be collected from Sports related persons at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore.&#xD;
        First, a consent form will be filled the person and then the data will be recorded through&#xD;
        our questionaire on day 1 and then after 6 weeks of treatment. Group A will be treated with&#xD;
        Dynamic Cupping and Group B will be treated with Myofascial release. Group A: will be an&#xD;
        interventional group and it will be treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be&#xD;
        applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied&#xD;
        and cup will be placed,a vacuum will be created by using a vacuum pump then the cup will be&#xD;
        moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes. Group B : Will be a control group and it&#xD;
        will be treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes&#xD;
        as a base treatment, and petroleum jelly will be applied to the area followed by soft tissue&#xD;
        myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either crisscross, along the fiber or in Figure of&#xD;
        8.&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </detailed_description>
    <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
    <start_date type="Actual">January 2, 2023</start_date>
    <completion_date type="Actual">June 30, 2023</completion_date>
    <primary_completion_date type="Actual">June 20, 2023</primary_completion_date>
    <phase>N/A</phase>
    <study_type>Interventional</study_type>
    <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
    <study_design_info>
      <allocation>Randomized</allocation>
      <intervention_model>Parallel Assignment</intervention_model>
      <primary_purpose>Treatment</primary_purpose>
      <masking>Double (Participant, Investigator)</masking>
    </study_design_info>
    <primary_outcome>
      <measure>Inclinometer</measure>
      <time_frame>10 months</time_frame>
      <description>An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure</description>
    </primary_outcome>
    <primary_outcome>
      <measure>Back Pain Functional Scale</measure>
      <time_frame>10 Months</time_frame>
      <description>a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain</description>
    </primary_outcome>
    <primary_outcome>
      <measure>Functional Mobility Scale</measure>
      <time_frame>10 months</time_frame>
      <description>The Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) has been constructed to classify functional mobility</description>
    </primary_outcome>
    <primary_outcome>
      <measure>Numeric Pain Rating Scale</measure>
      <time_frame>10 months</time_frame>
      <description>The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning &quot;no pain&quot; and 10 meaning &quot;the worst pain imaginable(</description>
    </primary_outcome>
    <number_of_arms>4</number_of_arms>
    <enrollment type="Actual">28</enrollment>
    <condition>Low Back Pain</condition>
    <condition>Myofascial Pain</condition>
    <condition>Back Strain</condition>
    <arm_group>
      <arm_group_label>Inclinometer</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
      <description>Inclinometer : An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure</description>
    </arm_group>
    <arm_group>
      <arm_group_label>Back Pain Functional Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
      <description>a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain</description>
    </arm_group>
    <arm_group>
      <arm_group_label>Functional Mobility Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
      <description>has been constructed to classify functional mobility</description>
    </arm_group>
    <arm_group>
      <arm_group_label>Numeric Pain Rating Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_type>Experimental</arm_group_type>
      <description>A pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning &quot;no pain&quot; and 10 meaning &quot;the worst pain imaginable</description>
    </arm_group>
    <intervention>
      <intervention_type>Device</intervention_type>
      <intervention_name>Dry Cupping</intervention_name>
      <description>treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.</description>
      <arm_group_label>Back Pain Functional Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Functional Mobility Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Inclinometer</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Numeric Pain Rating Scale</arm_group_label>
    </intervention>
    <intervention>
      <intervention_type>Other</intervention_type>
      <intervention_name>Myofascial Release</intervention_name>
      <description>e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8</description>
      <arm_group_label>Back Pain Functional Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Functional Mobility Scale</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Inclinometer</arm_group_label>
      <arm_group_label>Numeric Pain Rating Scale</arm_group_label>
    </intervention>
    <eligibility>
      <criteria>
        <textblock>
          Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  Both male and female&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  18-35years(1)&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  low Backpain&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  NPRS (3 to 10 cut of value)&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  Must be a Sports related persons.&#xD;
  &#xD;
          Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  Systemic Illness. (Diabetes mellitus,Tuberculosis, Arthritis, Scoliosis)&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  History of Fracture in last 6 months&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  Stayed out of Sports from last 6 months&#xD;
  &#xD;
            -  History of Disc Buldge and another structural problem.&#xD;
        </textblock>
      </criteria>
      <gender>All</gender>
      <minimum_age>18 Years</minimum_age>
      <maximum_age>35 Years</maximum_age>
      <healthy_volunteers>No</healthy_volunteers>
    </eligibility>
    <overall_official>
      <last_name>Aamir Gul Memon, MS</last_name>
      <role>Principal Investigator</role>
      <affiliation>Riphah International University</affiliation>
    </overall_official>
    <location>
      <facility>
        <name>Riphah International University</name>
        <address>
          <city>Lahore</city>
          <state>Punjab</state>
          <zip>54770</zip>
          <country>Pakistan</country>
        </address>
      </facility>
    </location>
    <location_countries>
      <country>Pakistan</country>
    </location_countries>
    <reference>
      <citation>Lohr C, Medina-Porqueres I. Immediate effects of myofascial release on neuromechanical characteristics in female and male patients with low back pain and healthy controls as assessed by tensiomyography. A controlled matched-pair study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Apr;84:105351. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105351. Epub 2021 Apr 5.</citation>
      <PMID>33848704</PMID>
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      <citation>Khan ZK, Ahmed SI, Baig AAM, Farooqui WA. Effect of post-isometric relaxation versus myofascial release therapy on pain, functional disability, rom and qol in the management of non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jun 13;23(1):567. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05516-1.</citation>
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      <citation>Quinones S, Konschake M, Aguilar LL, Simon C, Aragones P, Hernandez LM, Abramovic A, Tubbs RS, Bouzada J, Valderrama-Canales FJ, Vazquez T, Sanudo J. Clinical anatomy of the lumbar sinuvertebral nerve with regard to discogenic low back pain and review of literature. Eur Spine J. 2021 Oct;30(10):2999-3008. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06886-1. Epub 2021 May 30. Erratum In: Eur Spine J. 2021 Jun 18;:</citation>
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    <verification_date>August 2023</verification_date>
    <study_first_submitted>July 31, 2023</study_first_submitted>
    <study_first_submitted_qc>July 31, 2023</study_first_submitted_qc>
    <study_first_posted type="Actual">August 7, 2023</study_first_posted>
    <last_update_submitted>August 18, 2023</last_update_submitted>
    <last_update_submitted_qc>August 18, 2023</last_update_submitted_qc>
    <last_update_posted type="Actual">August 22, 2023</last_update_posted>
    <responsible_party>
      <responsible_party_type>Sponsor</responsible_party_type>
    </responsible_party>
    <keyword>Athletic Performance</keyword>
    <keyword>Low back pain</keyword>
    <keyword>Myofascial release</keyword>
    <keyword>Range of motion</keyword>
    <condition_browse>
      <!-- CAUTION:  The following MeSH terms are assigned with an imperfect algorithm            -->
      <mesh_term>Back Pain</mesh_term>
      <mesh_term>Low Back Pain</mesh_term>
    </condition_browse>
    <patient_data>
      <sharing_ipd>No</sharing_ipd>
    </patient_data>
    <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
  </clinical_study>
  
  
text: download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
  link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
  url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05978765
  org study id: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0414 UMER
  nct id: NCT05978765
  lead sponsor: 
  is fda regulated drug: No
  is fda regulated device: No
  Data will be collected at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. Study design will be Randomized
        Clinical Trial. Sample size is 28. Population will be divided into two Groups by Convinient
        Sampling Technique. Group A willl be Treated with Dynamic Cupping And Group B will be Treated
        with Soft Tissue Myofascial Release. Inclinometer, Back Pain Functional Scale, Functional
        Mobility Scale and Numerc Pain Rating Scale will be used to generate the outcomes of study.
  The objective of this study is to compare the Effects Of Dynamic Cupping Versus Myofascial
        Release on Pain, Range of motion and Function in athletes with non-specific low back pain.
  
        Tools to be used in this study will be :
  
        Inclinometer: An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination
        angle or deformation of any structure
  
        . Back Pain Functional Scale: a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical
        function after low back pain.
  
        FMS: The Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) has been constructed to classify functional
        mobility.
  
        Numeric PAIN Ratig Scale: The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain the screening tool,
        commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero
        meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable".
  
        The study will be collected from Sports related persons at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore.
        First, a consent form will be filled the person and then the data will be recorded through
        our questionaire on day 1 and then after 6 weeks of treatment. Group A will be treated with
        Dynamic Cupping and Group B will be treated with Myofascial release. Group A: will be an
        interventional group and it will be treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be
        applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied
        and cup will be placed,a vacuum will be created by using a vacuum pump then the cup will be
        moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes. Group B : Will be a control group and it
        will be treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes
        as a base treatment, and petroleum jelly will be applied to the area followed by soft tissue
        myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either crisscross, along the fiber or in Figure of
        8.
  allocation: Randomized
  intervention model: Parallel Assignment
  primary purpose: Treatment
  masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
  measure: Inclinometer
  time frame: 10 months
  description: An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure
  measure: Back Pain Functional Scale
  time frame: 10 Months
  description: a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain
  measure: Functional Mobility Scale
  time frame: 10 months
  description: The Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) has been constructed to classify functional mobility
  measure: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
  time frame: 10 months
  description: The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable(
  arm group label: Inclinometer
  arm group type: Experimental
  description: Inclinometer : An inclinometer is a sensor used to measure the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure
  arm group label: Back Pain Functional Scale
  arm group type: Experimental
  description: a subjective scale used to measure the patient's physical function after low back pain
  arm group label: Functional Mobility Scale
  arm group type: Experimental
  description: has been constructed to classify functional mobility
  arm group label: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
  arm group type: Experimental
  description: A pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable
  intervention type: Device
  intervention name: Dry Cupping
  description: treated by using dynamic cupping. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment then olive oil or petroleum jelly will be applied and a cup will be placed, a vacuum will be created by using vacuum pump then the cup will be moved to and fro or in figure of 8 for 5 minutes.
  arm group label: Back Pain Functional Scale
  arm group label: Functional Mobility Scale
  arm group label: Inclinometer
  arm group label: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
  intervention type: Other
  intervention name: Myofascial Release
  description: e treated by soft tissue myofascial release. Heating pad will be applied for 10 minutes as a base treatment,petroleum jelly will be applied to the area follow by soft tissue myofascial release technique for 5 minutes either criss cross, along the fiber or in figure of 8
  arm group label: Back Pain Functional Scale
  arm group label: Functional Mobility Scale
  arm group label: Inclinometer
  arm group label: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
  criteria: 
  gender: All
  minimum age: 18 Years
  maximum age: 35 Years
  healthy volunteers: No
  last name: Aamir Gul Memon, MS
  role: Principal Investigator
  affiliation: Riphah International University
  facility: 
  country: Pakistan
  citation: Lohr C, Medina-Porqueres I. Immediate effects of myofascial release on neuromechanical characteristics in female and male patients with low back pain and healthy controls as assessed by tensiomyography. A controlled matched-pair study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Apr;84:105351. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105351. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
  PMID: 33848704
  citation: Khan ZK, Ahmed SI, Baig AAM, Farooqui WA. Effect of post-isometric relaxation versus myofascial release therapy on pain, functional disability, rom and qol in the management of non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jun 13;23(1):567. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05516-1.
  PMID: 35698187
  citation: Quinones S, Konschake M, Aguilar LL, Simon C, Aragones P, Hernandez LM, Abramovic A, Tubbs RS, Bouzada J, Valderrama-Canales FJ, Vazquez T, Sanudo J. Clinical anatomy of the lumbar sinuvertebral nerve with regard to discogenic low back pain and review of literature. Eur Spine J. 2021 Oct;30(10):2999-3008. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06886-1. Epub 2021 May 30. Erratum In: Eur Spine J. 2021 Jun 18;:
  PMID: 34052894
  citation: Frost BA, Camarero-Espinosa S, Foster EJ. Materials for the Spine: Anatomy, Problems, and Solutions. Materials (Basel). 2019 Jan 14;12(2):253. doi: 10.3390/ma12020253.
  PMID: 30646556
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  mesh term: Back Pain
  mesh term: Low Back Pain
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