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

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-09-06
• Study Completion: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 18 July 2023

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

Name	Time	Method
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

Name	Time	Method
Pain visual numeric scale (VNS) score[Single session, assessed pre- and post-implementation of prescribed exercises.]