Gentle back therapy may improve walking in nerve pain patients

NCT ID NCT07448311

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a gentle hands-on therapy called Maitland mobilization, added to standard physical therapy, can improve walking patterns in people with lumbosacral radiculopathy (nerve pain in the lower back and leg). 46 adults aged 35-45 with chronic pain took part. Researchers measured how the therapy affected their gait (walking motion). The goal is to see if this simple technique can help people move more easily.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Maitland mobilization (gentle spinal joint movement therapy)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple physical therapy technique to improve walking in people with lower back and leg nerve pain.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is low-risk but may not provide lasting benefits.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

46 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

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

35 to 45 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with unilateral chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy at L4- L5 or / and L5-S1 levels confirmed by MRI. 2. The age of patients ranged from 35 to 45 years. 3. Duration of pain was more than 12 weeks. 4. Patients with a positive straight leg raising (SLR) test. 5. Patients with sufficient cognitive abilities that enabled them to understand and follow instructions. 6. Patients with body mass index range from 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cauda equina syndrome. 2. Ankylosing spondylitis, thoracic deformities (pectus carinatum, excavatum), spina bifida, fractures, postoperative spinal conditions, diabetes, inflammatory processes. 3. Previous inner ear infection or vestibular disorder with unresolved balance disturbance, history of head trauma with residual neurological deficits. 4. Spinal tumor. 5. Previous lumbar surgery. 6. Severe musculoskeletal disease. 7. Peripheral mononeuropathies or polyneuropathy. 8. Obesity . 9. Pregnancy. \-

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

radiculopathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Lumbar disc prolapse with radiculopathy Lumbar radiculopathy Lumbar radiculopathy due to spinal nerve compression Lumbosacral radiculopathy

Gentle back therapy may improve walking in nerve pain patients

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