sefulness of Ultrasonography in asessing the activity of Core muscles Indian population.

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Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: M998- Other biomechanical lesions

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/12/022220
• Lead Sponsor: Summaiya Zareen Shaikh

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for asympomatic patients

i.BMI : 18.5 â?? 23

ii.Both the genders

iii.Age: 20 â?? 50(+-5) years.

iv.No H/O of low back pain in the last 12 months.

4.1.5Inclusion Criteria.

i.LBP with or without referred pain (of a non â?? radicular nature) for at least 3 months not serious enough to cause absence from work.

ii.Duration of Pain of at least 4 â?? 6 weeks.

iii.Average Pain Intensity on NRS >3 to <8.

iv.Willingness to comply with study protocol.

4.1.5Inclusion Criteria.

i.LBP with or without referred pain (of a non â?? radicular nature) for at least 3 months not serious enough to cause absence from work.

ii.Duration of Pain of at least 4 â?? 6 weeks.

iii.Average Pain Intensity on NRS >3 to <8.

iv.Willingness to comply with study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

asymptomatic paients:

i.BMI > 25

ii.Multiparous females.

iii.Recent surgery (abdominal wall, spine) in the past 2 years.

iv.Gravid uterus (pre-screened by radiologist).

v.Chronic debilitating diseases , widespread neurological diseases, any fracture, dislocation, tumour of abdominal contents, spine or pelvis.

vi.Acute Urinary Tract Infection , Menstruating females (pain)

vii.Subjects unable to tolerate the test positions (supine, hook lying).

exclusion criteria for symptomatic patients of low back pain:

i.Pain Duration of more than 3 months i.e. persistent LBP, SLR Test positive 30 â?? 70 degrees( radicular)

ii.Persistent Severe Pain Intensity on NRS >8/10, site of pain distal to hip.

iii.Neurological symptoms â?? progressive motor/ sensory loss,diminished reflexes, recent urinary retention or overflow incontinence.

iv.Non Mechanical cause of LBP â?? tumor , spinal instability (spondylolisthesis), structural deformity (scoliosis), systemic inflammatory disease(ankylosing spondylosis), widespread neurological diseases.

v.Recent invasive procedure(abdominal wall, thorax,spine) in the past 2 years.

vi.Gravid uterus (prescreened by a radiologist),

vii.Subjects unable to tolerate test positions (hook lying, supine lying).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Calculation of TrA Preferential Activation Ratio , Calculation of sample size, Measurement of Thickness of muscles via USG in cmsTimepoint: Assessment after 6weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ilTimepoint: Nil