MedPath

The Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercise and Gait Training on Lower Back Muscles- Electromyographic(EMG) Analysis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Behavioral: exercise
Registration Number
NCT02938169
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effective exercise protocol in chronic low back pain patients.

Detailed Description

* Design: Prospective study

* Setting: hospital rehabilitation department

* Intervention: Participants are randomly assigned 4 different exercise group: flexibility exercise, bracing exercise + stabilization exercise group, bracing exercise+ walking exercise group and bracing+ walking + stabilization exercise group

* Main outcome measures: Numeric rating scale(NRS), Oswestry disability index Peak torque of lumbar extensor by surface electromyography Time duration of capability of maintenance the posture

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age>20
    • Who suffered low back pain more than 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
    • Under 20-year-old
    • Who have significant neurologic deficit
    • Who experienced spine operation
    • Who cannot walking

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
walking and stabilization exercise groupexercise\*\*walking exercise, bracing exercise with stabilization exercise * stabilization exercise: Lumbar stabilization is a multi-component program and involves education/training, strength, flexibility, and endurance. It is generally used during all phases of a back pain episode and may be prescribed after a thorough evaluation of the patient's specific condition. * bracing exercise: patient is instructed as follows: "Draw your navel up towards your head and in toward your spine without moving your pelvis. Continue to breathe normally as you do this." * walking exercise:treadmill gait with tolerable gait speed
walking exercise groupexercise\*\*walking exercise with bracing exercise * walking exercise: treadmill gait with tolerable gait speed * bracing exercise: patient is instructed as follows: "Draw your navel up towards your head and in toward your spine without moving your pelvis. Continue to breathe normally as you do this."
stabilization exercise groupexercise\*\* stabilization exercise with bracing exercise * stabilization exercise: Lumbar stabilization is a multi-component program and involves education/training, strength, flexibility, and endurance. It is generally used during all phases of a back pain episode and may be prescribed after a thorough evaluation of the patient's specific condition. * bracing exercise: patient is instructed as follows: "Draw your navel up towards your head and in toward your spine without moving your pelvis. Continue to breathe normally as you do this."
flexibility exercise groupexercise\*\*Stretching exercise(control) * Only educate the flexibility exercise(stretching exercise) * Don't educate the walking exercise method and stabilization exercise method
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Low Back Pain at Resting StatusBaseline Pre-Exercise and 6 weeks

numerical rating scale (NRS) (Unit: Point) Subjects indicate pain in columns 0 (no pain) to 100 (uncontrollable pain).

Disability for Low Back PainBaseline Pre-Exercise and 6 weeks

Oswestry disability index(ODI) (Unit: Point) The self-completed questionnaire contains ten topics concerning intensity of pain, lifting, ability to care for oneself, ability to walk, ability to sit, sexual function, ability to stand, social life, sleep quality, and ability to travel. Each topic category is followed by 6 statements describing different potential scenarios in the patient's life relating to the topic. The patient then checks the statement which most closely resembles their situation. Each question is scored on a scale of 0-5 with the first statement being zero and indicating the least amount of disability and the last statement is scored 5 indicating most severe disability. The scores for all questions answered are summed, then multiplied by two to obtain the index (range 0 to 100). Zero is equated with no disability and 100 is the maximum disability possible.\[

Visual Analog Scale of Low Back Pain During Rest0 week to 6weeks

visual analog scale of low back pain during resting status at 0 week and 6 week Record 'no pain' on the left side of the line as 'unpaid pain' on the right side and indicate the degree of pain in the subject(0 to 100) 0 is equated with 'no pain' and 100 is 'unpaid pain'

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle Strength(Endurance)Baseline Pre-Exercise and 6 weeks

endurances of specific posture (sec) (supine, side-lying and prone)

Depression Scale6 weeks

Beck depression inventory consisted of 21 questions about how the subject has been feeling in the last week. Each question had a set of four possible responses, ranging in intensity(0 is weak and 3 is severe). When the test is scored, a value of 0 to 3 is assigned for each answer and then the total score is compared to a key to determine the depression's severity. The standard cut-off scores were as follows 0-9: indicates minimal depression 10-18: indicates mild depression 19-29: indicates moderate depression 30-63: indicates severe depression. The total score is 63, higher total scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

🇰🇷

Seongnam-si, Kyungji-do, Korea, Republic of

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath