Can adding shockwaves boost bowen therapy for buttock pain?
NCT ID NCT07772661
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether adding extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) to the Bowen Technique, a gentle manual therapy, improves outcomes for people with deep gluteal pain syndrome. Forty-six adults aged 25 to 45 with buttock pain will be randomly assigned to receive either Bowen plus ESWT or Bowen alone. Researchers will measure changes in pain, functional ability, and hip range of motion to see if the combined approach offers greater relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bowen Technique (a gentle manual therapy) with or without extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- What this could lead to
- If adding shockwave therapy proves more effective, it could offer a better non-invasive treatment option for deep gluteal pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The addition of shockwave might not provide extra benefit over Bowen alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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25 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged 25 to 45 years, including both genders 55 * Positive FAIR, Active Piriformis Test, Seated Piriformis Stretch Test 56,6,57 * NPRS pain score ≥ 3/10 55 * For a minimum of four weeks, there has been unilateral discomfort in the buttock, with or without accompanying posterior thigh pain, exacerbated by sitting 58 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous surgery involving the ipsilateral hip, pelvis, lumbar spine, or sacroiliac joint 34 * Women who were pregnant or nursing were excluded 59 * Medical conditions such as tumors or fractures 60 * Neuromuscular disorders that impair normal lumbopelvic morphology or progressive neurologic disease 60 * Disc pathologies identified through radiological imaging 17 * Pathologies of the hip joint and soft tissues 17 * Recent trauma history 17 * History of polyneuropathy, sciatic nerve injury, rheumatological disease, or malignancy 17 * Corticosteroid therapy or opioid-derived analgesia for pain during the previous month 17
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of Management and technology Sialkot Campus
Sialkot, Punjab Province, 51070, Pakistan
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