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Pack surface temperature ≈60-65 °C; 6-8 towel layers as barrier; total duration 20 minutes. Skin checks at minutes 5 and 10. Outcomes: pain (VAS) and erector spinae stiffness (MyotonPro) immediately post-session; ODI at 24-48 h",[13,14],"Device: Hot-Pack","Device: Sham Pack",{"label":16,"type":17,"description":18,"interventionNames":19},"Room-Temperature Pack (Sham)","SHAM_COMPARATOR","Single-session room-temperature pack applied to the lumbar region using the same setup as the active arm (identical towels\u002Fbarrier, positioning, and timing) but without heat. Total duration 20 minutes. Outcomes measured on the same schedule. Maintains participant and assessor blinding.",[13,14],[21,28],{"type":22,"name":23,"description":24,"armGroupLabels":25,"otherNames":26},"DEVICE","Hot-Pack","Thermal therapy delivered via a moist hot-pack applied to the lumbar area for 20 minutes. 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Participants are randomized 1:1 to hot-pack or sham (room-temperature pack). Outcomes are assessed at baseline and immediately after the session using VAS (0-10 cm) and MyotonPro; a short follow-up (24-48 h) captures Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and perceived change. The intervention is brief, low-risk, and commonly used in clinical practice, yet high-quality evidence on its acute effects is limited.",[80,81],"Low Back Pain","Back Pain",[83,84,85,86],"Hot-pack","Muscle Stiffness","Erector Spinae","Myotonometry","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2025-11-17",{"date":90,"type":91},"2025-11-21","ACTUAL",{"date":93,"type":74},"2025-11-10",{"date":95,"type":74},"2025-12-30",{"name":5,"class":6}]