Plus Deep Water Running on Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: GP in Physio; Procedure: GP in Physio plus DWR

• Registration Number: NCT00888524
• Lead Sponsor: University of Malaga

Brief Summary

Objectives: To evaluate the effect size on non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) of evidence-based physiotherapy (EBP) with and without the addition of deep water running (DWR) on pain, physical disability and general health state.

Materials and methods: Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial (therapists and assessors) involving 46 persons with CLBP over 15 weeks with two interventions, presented three times a week. Each group received EBP (personalized exercise program, manual therapy and health education) while one group performed supplementary 20 min sessions of DWR at the individualized aerobic threshold. Measurements were made pre and post intervention for pain, disability and general health. Range of motion of lumbar spine in the sagittal plane, maximum isometric strength and muscle endurance of lumbar and hip extensors was assessment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01
• Primary Completion: 2007-09
• Study Completion: 2007-09
• Status Verified: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2009-04-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants were diagnosed with non-specific CLBP, with no radiation to the legs, and lasting at least three months

Exclusion Criteria

• Low back pain as a result of specific spinal disease, infection, tumor, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome or caudal equine syndrome
• Patients not able to follow instructions
• Patients with any digressive condition

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
General Practice in Physio	GP in Physio	A procedure of evidence-based physiotherapy is usual care in pragmatic trial
General Practice (GP) in Physio plus Deep water running	GP in Physio plus DWR	A supplementation of Deep Water running exercises of 20 minutes in high intensity around aerobic thresholds estimated in individual land and water test

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain in VAS	scale 0 -100, pre and post intervention and follow up 6 and 12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
disability RMQ	scale 0-24, pre and post intervention and follow up 6 and 12 month
functional Measurements: range on motion in degrees with inclinometer dual, strength with lineal dynamometer (newton) and endurance muscular with soerensen test (seconds)	scale physica of degrees, newtons and seconds pre post intervention and 6 and 12 month of follow up
general (mental and physical) health state with SF-12	scale 0 -100, pre and post intervention and follow up 6 and 12 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School Medicine University of Malaga; 🇪🇸 Malaga, Spain