Activating Transversus Abdominis Muscle

• Conditions: Spinal Stabilization; Low Back Pain; Rehabilitative Ultrasound
• Interventions: Other: abdominal hallowing maneuver

• Registration Number: NCT04324242
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

Transversus abdominis (TrA) is an important muscle for spinal stabilization. Abdominal draw-in maneuver (ADIM) is a method that selectively activates TrA without activating external oblique (EO) and internal oblique (IO) muscles. Individuals with low back pain may have some troubles to understand proper contraction of TrA. Therefore, to contract the TrA, two different feedback techniques have been used to instruct. In this observational study we aim to investigate the effects of two different biofeedback methods to teach patients the proper activation of TrA muscle using ADIM. We aim to find out the differences between visual and traditional tactile biofeedback and decide which one is practical and easy to teach the patients in clinical environment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-27
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study Start: 2020-04-13
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-12
• Study Completion: 2020-09-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy volunteers between ages of 18-25

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Exclusion Criteria

• Volunteers excluded if they had (1) history of LBP, (2) spinal or abdominal surgeries, (3) neuromusculer or romatologic diseases. Each volunteer gave their informed consent.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group2	abdominal hallowing maneuver	traditional feedback
Group1	abdominal hallowing maneuver	visual feedback

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
thickness change in TrA muscle	1 month	thickness change in TrA muscle

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
thickness change in IO muscle	1 month	thickness change in IO muscle
thickness change in EO muscle	1 month	thickness change in EO muscle

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacettepe University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey