Impact of a Balance Reeducation Protocol on Pain, Function and Postural Control of Low Back Pain Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Balance reeducation plus general exercise; Other: General exercise only

• Registration Number: NCT01342432
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Universitari Fieo

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a balance reeducation protocol and an evidenced based protocol on pain, function and postural control of low back pain patients.

Detailed Description

Both groups will perform general exercises for back pain (stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles, plus exercises to enhance lumbar and pelvic flexibility but the balance or experimental group will perform in addition five minutes of exercises that challenge postural stability in the sitting position. The evolution of the two groups concerning pain level, function and postural control will be compared.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-10
• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-04-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-26
• Study First Posted: 2011-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2011-04-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• must have low back pain longer than three months and age between 40 and 69 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• balance or neuromuscular disorders, spine surgery, diabetes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Balance reeducation plus exercise	Balance reeducation plus general exercise	exercises that challenge postural control are performed in addition to general exercises for stretch and strength of abdominal and paraspinal muscles
General exercise only	General exercise only	general exercise for stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceived pain	5 weeks	Pain was measured by an Analogic Visual Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Function	5 weeks	Function was measured by the Roland-Morris Questionnaire
Postural Control	5 weeks	Postural control was measured by Functional Reach Test and by posturography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro Universitário Fieo; 🇧🇷 Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil