ArticleTrials2018
The effect of a six-week osteopathic visceral manipulation in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain and functional constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Investigation on the Effects of an Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Constipation in People With Rett Syndrome
The Effect of Iliopsoas Strain-counterstrain Technique on Mechanical Chronic Low Back Pain and Lumbar Flexion Restriction
Efficacy of Psoas Muscle Release in Young Adults With Non-specific Mechanical Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Visual analysis of research hotspots and trends of external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine for chronic pain.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before-After Clinical Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of the effects of abdominal massage and osteopathic manipulative treatment home program on constipation in children with cerebral palsy.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
- Quality of life in women with normal pregnancy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Evaluation of effectiveness of osteopathic visceral manipulation in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain: A multi-center, single-blind, randomized-controlled study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- Postural Hypervigilance and Perception of Correct Sitting Posture in Individuals With and Without Low Back Pain.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2022Article
- Visceral Therapy and Physical Activity for Selected Dysfunctions, with Particular Emphasis on Locomotive Organ Pain in Pregnant Women-Importance of Reducing Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- DREADDs-Based Chemogenetics Induced Slow Transit Constipation via Inhibition of Enteric Neurons.Journal of digestive diseasesArticle
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the proposed study is to analyze the effect of a six-week osteopathic visceral manipulation (OVM) program on the flexion-relaxation phenomenon in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP) and functional constipation. METHODS/
designAn assessor-blinded, two-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled trial will be conducted. The sample will comprise 76 individuals with non-specific chronic LBP who have functional intestinal constipation, aged 18-65 years. The participants will be randomly allocated to two groups: (1) OVM and (2) sham OVM (SOVM). Evaluations will involve an interview, the Oswestry Disability Index, Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, functional constipation according to Rome III criteria, Biering-Sorensen test to normalize electromyographic (EMG) data, T12-L1 paraspinal level of the EMG signal during the flexion-relaxation phenomenon, 11-point numeric pain rating scale and fingertip-to-floor test. OVM and SOVM will be performed once per week for six weeks. Group 1 will receive OVM for 15 min and Group 2 will receive a sham visceral technique. Evaluations will be performed before and after the first session, after six weeks of treatment, and three months after randomization (follow-up). The findings will be analyzed statistically considering a 5% significance level (p ≤ 0.05). The limitation of the study is that the therapist will not be blinded. DISCUSSION: This will be the first trial to analyze the clinical response and electromyographic signals during the flexion-relaxation phenomenon after OVM.
trial registrationBrazilian Clinical Trial Registry, RBR-7sx8j3 . Registered on 26 October 2017.
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