Gentle moves vs. tender points: which eases pelvic pain best?
NCT ID NCT07580430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two manual therapy techniques for sacroiliac joint pain, a common cause of low back and buttock discomfort. Thirty adults with chronic pain received either Gong's mobilization (pain-free gliding movements) or Jone's positional release (holding a comfortable position for 90 seconds). Researchers measured pain and disability levels to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Gong's mobilization and Jone's positional release (manual therapy techniques)
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves better, it could give therapists a more effective, drug-free option for managing chronic sacroiliac pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The techniques are manual and depend on therapist skill, making outcomes variable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Positive provocation tests * Low Back and Buttocks pain for more than 3 months * Oswestry score of atleast thirty percent Exclusion Criteria: * Spinal fracture * Lower extremity fracture * surgery * pregnancy * spinal deformity
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala
Gujranwala, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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