Effects of resistance training on pain, well-being, and inflammation in chronic low back pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000624583
• Lead Sponsor: Deakin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

(a) adult (aged 18-55 years), (b) has non-specific (no known specific pathology) chronic (12 weeks or longer) low back pain (pain located between the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain).

Exclusion Criteria

(a) history of spinal surgery, spine trauma (e.g. fracture or car accident), cauda equina symptoms, known structural scoliosis, symptomatic radiculopathy, inflammatory spondyloarthropathies, or non-musculoskeletal causes of low back pain (LBP) (e.g. infection), (b) inability to communicate in English, (c) pregnancy, lactating or <1 year postnatal, (d) any absolute contraindication for exercise training, (e) participation in resistance training or sport that involves resistance training in the last three months (>1 session per month), (f) experienced an injury in the last six weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity[100mm visual analogue scale Baseline, 6- and 12-week after intervention commencement];Well-being (will be assessed as a composite outcome)[The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale will be used to measure the negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. Baseline, 6- and 12-week after intervention commencement]