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Functional Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain

Not Applicable
Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
Other: Functional Exercise Protocol
Other: Minimal
Registration Number
NCT03376724
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo
Brief Summary

Non-specific low back pain is a common condition. Exercise is effective treatment for chronic low back pain. We hypothesized the functional exercise group will present pain reduction and functional improvement.

The purpose of this study is investigated the effectiveness of an functional exercise program for people with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Patients will be randomly divided into 2 groups: control group (minimal intervention - mini back school and analgesic) and group will receive a functional exercise protocol associated with minimal intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged between 18 and 50 years
  • Low back pain for more than 3 months
  • Low back pain with numeric pain scale between 3 - 8 cm
  • Understand Portuguese well enough to be able to fill in the questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inflammatory/rheumatological diseases, tumor, infection or vertebral fracture;
  • Main pain as leg pain (eg: nerve root compression or herniated disc with radicular pain / radiculopathy, lateral and central stenosis)
  • Less than 6 months after lumbar spine, lower limb or abdomen surgery
  • Previous spinal surgery;
  • Previous spinal infiltration for pain relief in the last 3 months;
  • Several scoliosis;
  • Litigation;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Fibromyalgia;
  • People who had changed physical activity or undergone physical therapy in the previous 3 months;
  • Presence of any contraindication to exercise;
  • Planned travel in the next 12 weeks;
  • Geographic inaccessibility.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Functional exerciseFunctional Exercise Protocol-
Control GroupMinimal-
Functional exerciseMinimal-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Low back of pain intensity measured with Numeric Pain Rating ScaleBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

It will be measured by the Brazilian version of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 11 points. The NPRS goes from 0 to 10, where 0 is "no pain" and 10 is "the worst pain imaginable." Participants will be asked to answer about their pain levels based on the last seven days. Change in pain score or an improvement of 2 levels or more is accepted as clinically relevant.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fear of movement measured with Fear-Avoidance Beliefs QuestionnaireBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire score

Function measured with the 6-minute walk testBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in 6-minute walk test

Function measured with the timed to up and go testBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in timed to up and go test

Patient's global impression of recovery measured with a likert scale6, 12 and 24 weeks after baseline

It will be evaluated based on the global perceived effect by the Likert Scale Score. The Likert scale, used to evaluate the patient's global perceived effect with treatment. The patients answered the question 'After starting the treatment, how do you think your low back is?' with one of the following statements: much worse, a little worse, unchanged, a little better, much better.

Analgesic consumption6, 12 and 24 weeks after baseline

Change in analgesic consumption

Disability associated to low back pain measured with Oswestry Disability IndexBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in Oswestry Disability Index score

Quality of life measured with Short form-36 questionnaireBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in Short form-36 questionnaire score

Disability associated to low back pain measured with Roland Morris DisabilityBaseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks

Change in Roland Morris Disability score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emilia Moreira

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

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