Effects of Core Stabilization and Strengthening Exercise on Quality of Life in Clinical Lumbar Instability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: General Strengthening Exercise; Other: Core Stabilization Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT02895828
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

This study will compare the effects of 2 exercise programs including core stabilization exercise and general trunk strengthening exercise programs on trunk muscle activity, physical dysfunction, quality of life and lumbar motion in low back pain patient with clinical lumbar instability.

Detailed Description

Clinical lumbar instability is the one of causes of chronic low back pain, that affects to pain intensity and quality of life. For clinical studies using core stabilization exercise (CSE) as treatment have revealed conflicting findings on pain, functional disability and muscle responses in chronic low back pain. The CSE promotes local muscle system that to provide lumbar stability. However, the stability of spine related to global muscle system, that using in this study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-24
• Study Start: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-12
• Primary Completion: 2018-08
• Study Completion: 2018-08
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Chronic low back pain due to clinical lumbar instability

Exclusion Criteria

• Specific low back pain
• Cuada equine syndrome
• Neurological deficit

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
General Strengthening Exercise (GSE)	General Strengthening Exercise	The participants asked to performed GSE program, 20 min/session, 2 session/week, 10 weeks.
Core Stabilization Exercise (CSE)	Core Stabilization Exercise	The participants asked to performed CSE program, 20 min/session, 2 session/week, 10 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of 2-exercise on quality of life	Change from baseline at 10-week after training session, and follow up session	health-related quality of life was measured by using SF-36 questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of 2-exercise on physical disability	Change from baseline at 10-week after training session, and follow up session	Physical disability was measured by using Oswestry disability index
Effect of 2-exercise on pain intensity	Change from baseline at 10-week after training session, and follow up session	Pain intensity was measured by using numeric rating scale
Effect of 2-exercise on trunk muscle activity	Change from baseline at 10-week after training session, and follow up session	Trunk muscle activity was measured by using surface EMG
Effect of 2-exercise on lumbar segmental motion	Change from baseline at 10-week after training session, and follow up session	Lumbar segmental motion was measured by using radiography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance; 🇹🇭 Khon Kaen, Thailand