Clinical Trial: Comparison of myofascial release using the Graston technique with and without resistance exercises on dynamic balance, fall risk, and chronic low back pain in elderly individuals over 65 years: a randomized controlled trial (Japan)

Tokyo, July 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062338) titled 'Comparison of myofascial release using the Graston technique with and without resistance exercises on dynamic balance, fall risk, and chronic low back pain in elderly individuals over 65 years: a randomized controlled trial' on July 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - self funding

Condition: Condition - PRE-POST Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To assess the one-month durability of the interventions on dynamic balance, fall risk, and pain reduction following the completion of the treatment protocol. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Graston technique Interventions/Control_2 - Graston technique with Resistance exercises

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Elderly individuals aged sixty years and older with chronic nonspecific low back pain lasting for at least three months are included. Participants must have a positive Noble test, indicating iliotibial band tightness, and a positive test, indicating gastrocnemius tightness. All participants must be willing and able to provide voluntary written informed consent prior to enrollment. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with Alzheimer's disease or severe dementia diagnosed by a physician are excluded. Those with uncontrolled hypertension or a history of spinal cord lesions are not eligible. Participants with severe visual impairment that may affect balance assessments are excluded. Individuals who have undergone surgery on the knee, hip, or ankle joints during the study period or who have sustained a lower extremity injury during the study period are excluded. Those receiving other structured exercise programs or physiotherapy during the study period are not eligible. Individuals who withdraw their consent or fail to attend more than two intervention sessions are excluded from the final analysis. Target Size - 60

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 06 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 05 Month 11 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 07 Month 30 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 08 Month 28 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071335

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