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Can a simple Spray-and-Stretch technique beat standard therapy for back pain?
NCT ID NCT07729774
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two hands-on techniques—spray and stretch versus strain counter strain—for relieving pain and improving movement in people with non-specific low back pain. Both techniques target tight hamstring muscles, which often contribute to back discomfort. The study will measure pain, flexibility, and disability in 30 adults aged 35 to 50 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
- Spray and stretch technique on hamstring muscle; strain counter strain technique on hamstring muscle
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves more effective, it could offer a simple, drug-free option for managing low back pain and improving mobility.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The techniques are manual therapies and may not work for all types of back pain.
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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.
- Started
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Jun 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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35 to 50 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: * AGE(35 to 50) * Gender (both male and female) * Negative lasegue test * Negative slump test * Negative prone instability test Exclusion Criteria: * Fracture or instability (4) * History of cancer * Inflammatory condition like ankylosing spondylitis * Neurological deficits like cauda equina syndrome or motor weakness * History of previous of previous lumber surgery * Pregnancy * Structural deformity like scoliosis * Herniated disc * Nerve compression * Spinal stenosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ibne sina hospital and research institute.
RECRUITINGMultan, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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