Motor Control Exercises vs Standard Exercises in Unspecific Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Standard exercises; Behavioral: Motor control exercises

• Registration Number: NCT02633917
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the effects of motor control exercises and standard exercises in the pain, incapacity and medicine intake of subjects with unspecific low-back pain.

Detailed Description

Eighty-four subjects with unspecific low-back pain were randomly recruited for the present study. The subjects were randomly allocated into control group (who received one hour of standard physiotherapy exercises every days during ten days) or intervention group (who received one hour of control motor exercises every days during ten days). One month after finishing these ten days, patients should perform a home-based exercises program during two months (control group performed home-based standard physiotherapy exercises; intervention group performed home-based motor control exercises). Pain (visual analogic scale), incapacity index (Roland Morris questionnaire) and medicine intake (diary) were evaluated before the intervention, one month and three months after ending the first ten days of intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-03
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Study First Submitted: 2015-12-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-12-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-14
• Study First Posted: 2015-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• subjects should be independent to walk
• subjects should have unspecific low back pain during at least the last two months
• subjects should have had at least two recidives of low back pain within the last year

Exclusion Criteria

• subjects with concomitant pathologies that impede the performance of exercises
• pregnants
• subjects with oncologic pathologies
• subjects with cognitive alterations that impede the understanding of the tests

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard exercises	Standard exercises	the other group should perform standard physiotherapy exercises
Motor control exercises	Motor control exercises	One group should perform motor control exercises

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain level from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a visual analogic scale.	The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention	Visual analogic scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in incapacity index from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with the Roland Morris questionnaire.	The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention	Roland Morris questionnaire
Change in medication intake from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a diary that subjects should complete.	The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention	diary