Gentle touch after back surgery: new study tests osteopathy for faster recovery
NCT ID NCT06802120
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding osteopathic treatment to standard physiotherapy can reduce disability and improve quality of life for people who have had lumbar fusion surgery. Forty adults who are four weeks past surgery and still have pain will receive either targeted osteopathy or a placebo treatment. The goal is to see if this hands-on approach offers extra relief beyond usual care.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * having experienced a lumbar arthrodesis (of one to three levels) four weeks before inclusion * being under a stable pharmacological treatment over the last month * who are suffering from postoperative mechanical pain (VAS ≥ 4) Exclusion Criteria: * neuropathic pain according to a DN4 score greater than or equal to 4/10, * are suffering from fibromyalgia, * algodystrophy, * other somatic or neuropsychiatric diseases (other than depression and anxiety), * have received osteopathic treatment over the last three month prior to inclusion, * are included in another interventional research protocol during the study period
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Locations
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Clinique Bizet
RECRUITINGParis, 75116, France
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