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Development of accurate assessment methods to complement existing Clinical Pilates assessment method among adults with chronic low back pai

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic low back pain
Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12622001195741
Lead Sponsor
ational Institute of Education
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Pain in the lower back with and without lower limb symptoms on most days of the week;
- Pain in the lower back for >3 months (chronic);
- Average pain in the past week greater than or equal to 4 points rated on the 11-point pain numeric rating scale (0 = no pain); and
- Understands written and spoken English.

Exclusion Criteria

- Recent spinal surgery (past 6 months);
- On-going fever or infection;
- Unexplained weight loss (>5% body weight) or loss of appetite;
- Malignant cancer or received cancer intervention in the past 6 months;
- Cauda equina lesion, complete loss of bladder or bowel control, or saddle paresthesia;
- Known pregnancy at point of screening;
- Recent spinal fractures (past 3 months);
- Spinal inflammatory disease such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis; or
- Recent exercise intervention for managing low back pain (past 6 months).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Centre of pressure postural sway parameters for 5 repetitions of single-leg squat, assessed using force plate.[Single session, assessed pre- and post-implementation of prescribed exercises.];Modified-modified schober test for lumbar spine flexion flexibility (range of motion).[Single session, assessed pre- and post-implementation of prescribed exercises.];Hamstrings muscle length test (90-90) using handheld goniometer to quantify knee flexion angle.[Single session, assessed pre- and post-implementation of prescribed exercises.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain visual numeric scale (VNS) score[Single session, assessed pre- and post-implementation of prescribed exercises.]
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