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The effects of Pain Neuroscience Eucation and Pilates on kinesiophobia in older people with chronic low back pain: randomized controlled clinical study

Not Applicable
Conditions
older people, chronic pain, chronic low back pain, aging
C23.888.592.612.274
G07.345.124
C23.888.592.612.107.400
M01.060.116.100
Registration Number
RBR-5cqndz
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Be 60 years old or over;
Be a carrier of nonspecific chronic low back pain;
Score at least the cut grade according to their education in the instrument: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE);
Score up to 5 points on the Geriatric Depression Scale instrument (GDS-15);

Exclusion Criteria

Older people who underwent physiotherapeutic treatment for pain management in the last six months;
Older people who underwent surgical treatment for pain management;
Older people with diagnosis of Fibromyalgia;
Involvement in regular sports activities that have the same benefits as Pilates;
Active inflammatory diseases;
Pain related to previous fractures of the spine or lower limbs;
Neoplasms;
Death.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
It's expected that all variables in both groups will be improved, but it will be more significant in the Intervention Group, after the application of Pain Neuroscience Education.<br><br>Presentation of expected outcome: Kinesiophobia<br>Presentation of the method used to verify the outcome: Kinesiophobia TAMPA scale<br>Presentation of the parameters: it is expected a reduction of the score in the post-intervention evaluation when compared to the pre-intervention. There is no clinically important minimal difference established for this scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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