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Can Hands-On spinal therapy boost standard care for back pain?
NCT ID NCT07749898
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding spinal mobilization and manipulation to conventional physiotherapy can better ease pain, disability, fear of movement, and stiffness in people with non-specific low back pain lasting over 12 weeks. Adults aged 18 to 60 will be randomly assigned to receive either physiotherapy alone or physiotherapy plus these manual techniques over six weeks. The study compares outcomes between the two groups to see if the added hands-on approach brings extra benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Spinal mobilization and manipulation added to conventional physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If adding these hands-on techniques to standard physiotherapy proves effective, it could point toward a more powerful non-drug approach for managing chronic low back pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. Manual therapy also carries a small risk of soreness or rare complications, and the added benefit over physiotherapy alone remains unproven.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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18 to 65 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: * Adults aged 18 to 60 years. * Diagnosis of non-specific low back pain. * Symptoms persisting for more than 12 weeks. * Able to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. * Willing to participate in the study and comply with the intervention protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Structural spinal abnormalities. * Spinal infection or tumor. * Inflammatory spinal diseases. * Neurological disorders or neurological deficits. * Psychiatric disorders. * Pregnancy. * History of recent spinal surgery. * Chronic or systemic diseases that could affect participation. * Conditions that could interfere with adherence to the treatment protocol
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ozel Mediworld
Istanbul, 34744, Turkey (Türkiye)
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