Clinical Pilates to manage adults with chronic low back pain and examine the effects on balance, flexibility, pain and functio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: on-specific chronic low back pain; Non-specific chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000043538
• Lead Sponsor: anyang Technological University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-18
• Study Completion: 2024-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Pain in the lower back with and without lower limb symptoms on most days of the week;
- Pain in the lower back for >3 months (chronic);
- Average pain in the past week greater than or equal to 4 points rated on the 11-point pain numeric rating scale (0 = no pain); and
- Understands written and spoken English.

Exclusion Criteria

- Recent spinal surgery (past 6 months);
- On-going fever or infection;
- Unexplained weight loss (>5% body weight) or loss of appetite;
- Malignant cancer or received cancer intervention in the past 6 months;
- Cauda equina lesion, complete loss of bladder or bowel control, or saddle paresthesia;
- Known pregnancy at point of screening;
- Recent spinal fractures (past 3 months);
- Spinal inflammatory disease such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis; or
- Recent exercise intervention for managing low back pain (past 3 months).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postural sway centre of pressure measurements using a force plate[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6, primary timepoint) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.];Hamstrings muscle length test (passive knee extension)[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6, primary timepoint) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.];Modified-modified Schober test (lumbar spine flexion)[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6, primary timepoint) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain visual numeric rating for the lower back[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.];Global physical function assessed using the Patient-specific functional scale[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.];Disability due to lower back pain assessed using the Oswestry disability index[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.];Mental wellbeing assessed using the WHO-5 Wellbeing index[ Baseline (week 0), post-intervention completion (week 6) and 12 weeks post-enrolment.]