Low Back PainNCT03849053
Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain
A study testing Mézières Therapy for Low back pain in people with Low Back Pain and Postural; Strain, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research study focuses on the re-harmonization of the kinetic chains and posture based on spinal muscular atrophy and global stretching while trying to test the effectiveness of Mézières therapy on sports subjects with low back pain. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Low Back Pain, Postural; Strain
- What is being tested?
- Mézières Therapy for Low back pain
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 139 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2016to 20 May 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- between 15 - 39 years
- athletes with low back pain lasting more than 1 month
- scoliosis
- kyphosis
Who cannot join
- presence of tumors or spinal metastases
- vertebral fractures
- osteoporosis
- infection or inflammation in acute diseases with involvement of the central nervous system
- herniated discs
About this study
Official title: The Effectiveness of Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain
The purpose of this research study focuses on the re-harmonization of the kinetic chains and posture based on spinal muscular atrophy and global stretching while trying to test the effectiveness of Mézières therapy on sports subjects with low back pain.
Read the detailed description
The experimental study was conducted on 139 young athletes of National Rhythmic Gymnastics of Murcia, UCAM Murcia CF and UCAM Murcia CB/EBA during a six months period in the city of Murcia. Precisely, the Mézières therapy was conducted in an experimental group of 69 athletes and in a control group with other 70 athletes with Low Back Pain. This study is developed through a cycle of global stretching decompensate interventions on the athletes with postural alterations and vertebral pain at 95% confidence level. The statistical analysis was handled by using the univariate general linear model with the support of SPSS statistics.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Postural; Strain
- Being tested
- Mézières Therapy for Low back pain
- Keywords
- Low back pain, Mézières method, Postural treatment, Athletes
- Medical subject headings
- Low Back Pain, Sprains and Strains
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mézières Therapy for Low back painOther
Spinal muscular global stretching
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mézières method | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
VAS (Visual Analogic Scale)
It consists in identifying the patient, on a 10 cm line, the point that best represents his pain, where 0 means no pain and 10 = worst possible pain.
Measured: 6 months
Sit and Reach flexibility test
Designed to test the flexibility of lower back and hamstring muscles and is important as a result of lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain. The score is recorded to the nearest inch/cm or inch/cm as the distance reached by the hand. For women, the lowest value is ˂ -15 cm and the highest is ˃ +30 cm. For men instead, the lowest value is ˂ -20 cm and the highest is >+27 cm.
Measured: 6 months
Runtastic Performance Pedometer
- Runtastic PRO is an app aimed at recording fitness in many activities and sports. It captures all basic data: distance, average speed, speed between mile markers, altitude, pace, step between mile markers, duration, calories burned and route plotted on a map using Global Positioning System. The final result shows how many steps are made in the arc of the minute (st / 60sec).
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Roland-Morris Questionnaire (CRM)
Measures the physical disability of athletes and consists of 24 points of functional capacity of the back. The sense of progression is: the more serious the worse is the performance.
Measured: 6 months
Health status questionnaire (SF-12)
The questionnaire consists in 12 items of the 8 dimensions of the SF-36 (124) such as: physical function (2), social function (1), physical role (2), emotional role (2), mental health (2), vitality (1), body pain (1), general health (1). Meanwhile response options forms Likert-type scales that evaluate intensity or frequency are achieved.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Feb 2019
- Study start1 Dec 2016
- Primary completion30 Jun 2017
- Study completion20 May 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 139 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Orges Lena, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03849053
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BB8334280
- Status last verified
- Mar 2019
- First submitted
- 19 Feb 2019
- Last updated
- 19 Mar 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Qorri E, Todri J, Lena O. Occlusal byte and Mezieres postural therapy improve pain and performance in elite rhythmic gymnasts with low back pain. Complement Ther Med. 2026 Sep;100:103406. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103406. Epub 2026 Jul 8.
PubMed 42419416
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Mar 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03849053
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BB8334280
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Postural; Strain
- Keywords
- Low back pain, Mézières method, Postural treatment, Athletes
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 139 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 May 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Feb 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research study focuses on the re-harmonization of the kinetic chains and posture based on spinal muscular atrophy and global stretching while trying to test the effectiveness of Mézières therapy on sports subjects with low back pain.
Detailed description
The experimental study was conducted on 139 young athletes of National Rhythmic Gymnastics of Murcia, UCAM Murcia CF and UCAM Murcia CB/EBA during a six months period in the city of Murcia. Precisely, the Mézières therapy was conducted in an experimental group of 69 athletes and in a control group with other 70 athletes with Low Back Pain. This study is developed through a cycle of global stretching decompensate interventions on the athletes with postural alterations and vertebral pain at 95% confidence level. The statistical analysis was handled by using the univariate general linear model with the support of SPSS statistics.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (care provider, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mézières method | Experimental | Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Other: Mézières Therapy for Low back pain |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- between 15 - 39 years
- athletes with low back pain lasting more than 1 month
- scoliosis
- kyphosis
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- presence of tumors or spinal metastases
- vertebral fractures
- osteoporosis
- infection or inflammation in acute diseases with involvement of the central nervous system
- herniated discs
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mézières Therapy for Low back painSpinal muscular global stretching | Other | Control Group, Mézières method |
Primary outcome
VAS (Visual Analogic Scale)
Time frame: 6 months
It consists in identifying the patient, on a 10 cm line, the point that best represents his pain, where 0 means no pain and 10 = worst possible pain.
Sit and Reach flexibility test
Time frame: 6 months
Designed to test the flexibility of lower back and hamstring muscles and is important as a result of lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain. The score is recorded to the nearest inch/cm or inch/cm as the distance reached by the hand. For women, the lowest value is ˂ -15 cm and the highest is ˃ +30 cm. For men instead, the lowest value is ˂ -20 cm and the highest is >+27 cm.
Runtastic Performance Pedometer
Time frame: 6 months
- Runtastic PRO is an app aimed at recording fitness in many activities and sports. It captures all basic data: distance, average speed, speed between mile markers, altitude, pace, step between mile markers, duration, calories burned and route plotted on a map using Global Positioning System. The final result shows how many steps are made in the arc of the minute (st / 60sec).
2 secondary outcomes
Roland-Morris Questionnaire (CRM)
Time frame: 6 months
Health status questionnaire (SF-12)
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Mar 2019.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42419416Qorri E, Todri J, Lena O. Occlusal byte and Mezieres postural therapy improve pain and performance in elite rhythmic gymnasts with low back pain. Complement Ther Med. 2026 Sep;100:103406. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103406. Epub 2026 Jul 8.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mézières Therapy for Low back pain in people with Low Back Pain and Postural; Strain, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
VAS (Visual Analogic Scale) (time frame: 6 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03849053, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Mar 2019.