Pilates and therapeutic exercises are effective for the treatment of low back pain?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow back pain; M54.5

• Registration Number: RBR-5vr3vt
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Paulista UNIP

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with low back pain lasting symptoms from at least three months; aged between 18 and 60 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Practitioners of Pilates; pregnancy; history of fractures of the spine; inflammatory disorders; tumors; severe neurological impairment; inability to speak or write in Portuguese; pretreatment physical therapy for chronic non-specific pain in the last

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improves clinically important two points in the intensity of pain assessed by pain numeric scale;Improves clinically important three points for disability assessed by the Roland Morris.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in perceived overall effect, assessed with the Global Perceived Effect Scale;Improvement in the patient's specific disability, assessed with the Patient-Specific Functional Scale;Improved kinesiophobia, assessed with the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia