[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100620807":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":23,"overallOfficials":28,"centralContacts":33,"locations":39,"responsibleParty":54,"collaborators":28,"id":58,"slug":59,"hasResults":60,"nctId":61,"briefTitle":62,"officialTitle":63,"acronym":28,"eligibilityCriteria":64,"healthyVolunteers":60,"sex":65,"minAge":66,"maxAge":67,"enrollmentInfo":68,"targetDuration":28,"studyType":71,"phases":72,"briefSummary":74,"conditions":75,"keywords":77,"overallStatus":84,"whyStopped":28,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":85,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":86,"startDateStruct":89,"completionDateStruct":91,"leadSponsor":93,"locationsCount":94},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University","OTHER",[8,14,19],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Compression Group","EXPERIMENTAL","Participants in this group receive myofascial trigger point manual compression only. A licensed physical therapist applies sustained manual pressure to identified myofascial trigger points using standardized, noninvasive procedures.",[13],"Other: Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Compression",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Myofascial Chain-Based Specific Exercise Group","Participants in this group receive a myofascial chain-based specific exercise program only. The supervised exercise program is delivered by a physical therapist and focuses on movement control and muscle function within targeted myofascial chains.",[18],"Other: Myofascial Chain-Based Specific Exercise",{"label":20,"type":10,"description":21,"interventionNames":22},"Combined Manual Compression and Exercise Group","Participants in this group receive a combined intervention consisting of myofascial trigger point manual compression followed by a myofascial chain-based specific exercise program within the same treatment session.",[13,18],[24,29],{"type":6,"name":25,"description":26,"armGroupLabels":27,"otherNames":28},"Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Compression","This intervention consists of noninvasive hands-on manual pressure applied by a licensed physical therapist to identified myofascial trigger points associated with nonspecific low back pain. Treatment sessions are provided twice per week over a four-week period. Manual compression is applied using standardized clinical procedures at an intensity tolerated by the participant. The selection of trigger points follows predefined criteria to ensure consistency across treatment sessions.\n\nThis intervention is noninvasive and does not involve the use of any drugs or medical devices.",[20,9],null,{"type":6,"name":30,"description":31,"armGroupLabels":32,"otherNames":28},"Myofascial Chain-Based Specific Exercise","This intervention is a supervised, noninvasive exercise program delivered by a licensed physical therapist. Participants attend exercise sessions twice per week for four weeks. The program focuses on movement control and muscle function within targeted myofascial chains and is tailored based on functional muscle performance. Exercise selection and progression follow standardized clinical criteria to promote safe and consistent implementation.\n\nThis intervention is noninvasive and does not involve the use of any drugs or medical devices.",[20,15],[34],{"name":35,"role":36,"phone":37,"phoneExt":28,"email":38},"Ya-Lun Wu, PT","CONTACT","+886 908103159","allen06190529.be13@nycu.edu.tw",[40],{"facility":5,"status":28,"city":41,"state":42,"zip":43,"country":44,"countryCode":45,"cosmosGeoPoint":46,"geoPoint":51,"contacts":52},"Taipei","Taipei City","112304","Taiwan","TW",{"type":47,"coordinates":48},"Point",[49,50],121.52639,25.05306,{"lat":50,"lon":49},[53],{"name":35,"role":36,"phone":37,"phoneExt":28,"email":38},{"type":55,"investigatorFullName":56,"investigatorTitle":57,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":28,"oldOrganization":28},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Wendy Tzyy-Jiuan Wang","Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University","100620807","comparing-myofascial-exercise-and-trigger-point-therapy-for-non-specific-low-back-pain-100620807",false,"NCT07362420","Comparing Myofascial Exercise and Trigger Point Therapy for Non-Specific Low Back Pain","Effects of Myofascial Chain-Based Specific Exercise and Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy in People With Non-Specific Low Back Pain","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Adults aged 18 to 65 years\n* Nonspecific low back pain lasting longer than 6 weeks\n* Average low back pain intensity of 3 or higher on a 0-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale\n* Presence of at least 6 myofascial trigger points identified across bilateral target muscles\n* Presence of muscle function impairments in at least 6 muscle groups based on functional muscle testing\n* Able to understand study procedures and participate in an exercise-based intervention\n* Willing and able to attend treatment sessions and complete study assessments\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Currently pregnant\n* Diagnosed spondylolisthesis or vertebral compression fracture\n* Known malignancy or history of cancer affecting the spine\n* Previous lumbar spine surgery\n* Known neurological, infectious, or systemic disease that may affect pain or movement\n* Any other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would interfere with safe participation in the study","ALL","18 Years","65 Years",{"count":69,"type":70},105,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[73],"NA","The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if two common physical therapy approaches, used alone or together, can help reduce pain and improve daily function in adults with nonspecific low back pain. Nonspecific low back pain means low back pain without a clear medical cause.\n\nThe main questions this study aims to answer are:\n\n1. Does hands-on pressure to painful muscle spots (called myofascial trigger point therapy) help lower low back pain?\n2. Does a guided exercise program that focuses on how muscles work together help lower low back pain?\n3. Does combining hands-on therapy with exercise work better than using either approach alone?\n\nResearchers will compare three groups to see which approach leads to greater improvement. One group will receive hands-on trigger point therapy, one group will do a specific exercise program, and one group will receive both treatments.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Be assigned to one of the three treatment groups by chance\n* Receive treatment twice a week for four weeks\n* Complete simple assessments before treatment starts, after the first treatment session, and after the final session\n\nThe results of this study may help physical therapists choose better noninvasive treatment options for people with nonspecific low back pain.",[76],"Non-specific Low Back Pain",[76,78,79,80,81,82,83],"Low Back Pain","Myofascial Trigger Points","Myofascial Chain","Exercise Therapy","Manual Therapy","Physical Therapy","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-01-15",{"date":87,"type":88},"2026-01-23","ACTUAL",{"date":90,"type":70},"2026-01-30",{"date":92,"type":70},"2026-11-30",{"name":5,"class":6},1]