Acute effects of Clinical Pilates exercises on pain and functio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ow back painLow back painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000182594
- Lead Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 21 years and above;
- Chronic low back pain lasting for at least three months;
- Pain on most days of the week ranging from 3 to 7 out of 10.
Exclusion Criteria
- Lower-limb injuries (past 6 weeks);
- Surgery (past 12 weeks);
- Lower limb fractures (past 6 months);
- Neurological or inflammatory joint conditions;
- End-stage illnesses;
- Cognitive or visual impairments;
- Ongoing fever or infection;
- Unexplained weight loss or loss of appetite;
- Loss of bladder or bowel control, or saddle paresthesia;
- Known pregnancy at point of screening;
- Received prescribed exercise intervention in the past 6 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain[Pain visual numeric scale 0 to 10 Baseline and immediately post-intervention];Function[Patient-specific functional scale 0 to 10 Baseline and immediately post-intervention]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee extensor strength[Fixated handheld dynamometer to measure knee extensor force (N). Baseline and immediately post-intervention];Flexibility[Sit-and-reach test Baseline and immediately post-intervention];Hip extensor strength [Fixated handheld dynamometer to measure hip extensor force (N). Baseline and immediately post-intervention ];Hip abductor strength [Fixated handheld dynamometer to measure hip abductor force (N). Baseline and immediately post-intervention ];Flexibility [Finger-to-floor test Baseline and immediately post-intervention ]