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SNAG and SNME in Non-Specific Sciatic Pain
Led by Istinye University · Updated on 2025-09-08
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is designed as a crossover trial. All participants who meet the inclusion criteria and voluntarily agree to participate will be evaluated using the assessment methods detailed below. Subsequently, participants will be randomly assigned into two groups. The first group (Mulligan Concept Group - MCG) will receive the SNAG technique, while the second group (Neural Mobilization Group - NMG) will perform the Sciatic Nerve Mobilization Exercise (SNME). After the intervention, participants will be evaluated a second time. Ten days after this session, participants will be invited back. Those who were in the MCG group during the first session will be re-evaluated and then receive the SNGE intervention. Participants who were in the SNGE group during the first session will be re-evaluated and then receive the SNAG intervention. Following this second intervention, participants will be evaluated once again. Assessments will be done are Demographic Form, Visual Analogue Scale, Oswestry Disability Index, Joint Range of Motion, Five-times Sit-to-stand Test, Sit and Reach Test
CONDITIONS
Official Title
SNAG and SNME in Non-Specific Sciatic Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults between the ages of 20 and 50
- Non-specific sciatic pain with one-sided low back pain radiating to the leg
- Pain lasting longer than 12 weeks
- Pain present during the Slump Test and Straight Leg Raise Test
- No physical therapy or treatment in the past month
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosed herniated disc or spinal stenosis
- Secondary neurological conditions diagnosed by a physician
- History of spinal surgery
- Pain originating only in the lower back without leg symptoms
- Neurological symptoms such as foot drop or major muscle weakness
- Serious medical conditions like cancer, infections, or inflammatory diseases
- Pregnancy or childbirth within the past year
- Use of pain or mobility-affecting medications like opioids
- Unable to follow the weekly treatment schedule
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Clam Fizyoterapi Merkezi
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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Sohiab Hassan Mohamed Wagdy Ahmed Elsayed Eladawi, Physiotherapist
CONTACT
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Çiçek Günday, Asst.Prof.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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