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ArticleJournal of pain research2017

The efficacy of a preparatory phase of a touch-based approach in treating chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Federico Zangrando, Giulia Piccinini, Clara Tagliolini, Gabriella Marsilli, Marco Iosa, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Teresa Paolucci

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Federico ZangrandoComplex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giulia PiccininiUnit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Clara TaglioliniComplex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Gabriella MarsilliUnit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marco IosaClinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Maria Chiara VulpianiUnit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Teresa PaolucciComplex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Policlinico Umberto I · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITFondazione Santa Lucia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMassage therapy is an important element of rehabilitation in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP). The objective of this study was to determine the relative efficacy of massage therapy between traditional massage and a new massage approach for CLBP. We also examined whether any reduction in pain was linked to interoceptive awareness and parasympathetic activation.

methodsA single-blind, randomized, controlled trial of 51 patients who were allocated into a traditional massage therapy group (TMG; N=24, mean age: 50.54±9.13 years) or experimental massage therapy group (SMG; N=27, mean age: 50.77±6.80 years). The primary outcome was the reduction in pain per the visual analog scale (VAS); the secondary outcome measures were multidimensional pain intensity on the McGill Pain Questionnaire, pain-related disability per the Waddel Disability Index, interoceptive awareness per the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Questionnaire, quality of life per the Short Form - 12 Health Survey, and heart rate variability, expressed as the coherence ratio (CR) by photoplethysmography. The following outcome measures were assessed at baseline, at the end of the treatment program, and at the 3-month follow-up. The mean and standard deviation were calculated for continuous data. Mann-Whitney

resultsBoth approaches had a positive result on pain, an effect that was more acute in the SMG versus TMG for all pain scales, with better maintenance at the 3-month follow-up (VAS

conclusionThe new massage approach with a preparatory phase that is pleasant to the touch was more effective than the traditional approach for CLBP.

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massagepain memoryperceptionquality of liferehabilitation

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PMID28461765
PMCPMC5404807
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