Pain during and after different swim strokes in people with chronic low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001012662
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-19
• Study Completion: 2024-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Adult participants will need to meet the following criteria:
A current episode of non-specific low back pain, lasting at least 3 months, with or without leg pain.
Experiencing at least some disability due to low back pain (defined as a little bit” and above on an adapted item 22 of the SF-36).
A minimum of 2/10 average pain in the last 7 days on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.
Experiences an increase of low back pain (>1 point on NPRS) with active lumbar flexion, extension, or rotation.
Able to confidently swim 100 m using freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke. This can include taking short breaks after 25 meters if required.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they meet the following:
Have been diagnosed with a medical condition that could impact their ability to exercise safely unless they have been cleared to exercise by their General Practitioner.
Have a serious spinal pathology such as cancer, fracture, or infection.
Are pregnant.
Insufficient English to comprehend study questions and instructions.
Presence of radicular pain (dermatomal pain extending below the knee, which is more intense than the low back pain) or radiculopathy (loss of power, sensation, or reflexes in the lower extremity)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average pain experienced during each swimming exposure, assessed using the numerical pain rating scale (0-10). [ Collected immediately after each swimming stroke trial.];Worst pain experienced during each swimming exposure, assessed using the numerical pain rating scale (0-10).[ Collected immediately after each swimming stroke trial.]