The Effectiveness of the Massage and the Hypopressive Abdominal Gymnastics on Low Back Pain (MAS-GAH)

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Completed

• Conditions: Low-back Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY- HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC; Procedure: GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY; Procedure: GROUP RECEIVING HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC

• Registration Number: NCT02721914
• Lead Sponsor: University of Seville

Brief Summary

The main goal of this study is to get to know if applying both, massotherapy plus hypopressive abdominal gymnastics (H.A.G) will reduce the pain of chronic non-specific low back pain. It actually reduces the inability produced by the pain and improve the patient's quality of life as well as the join range of the lumbar spine, way more than these two therapies applied separately.

Detailed Description

Background:

Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in the industrialized society. It is estimated to affect between 70 to 85% of the adult population over their live. The impact of low back pain is widespread in developed countries, and accounts the major spending in economic and health resources, as well as being associated with the leading causes of absenteeism and disability. Diagnosis, in most cases, nonspecific low back pain, the symptoms have no clear cause, so that the source of pain is unknown. In general, a significant percentage progresses to chronic back pain and is accompanied by a limitation of physical activity influenced by improper posture or movement patterns.

Objectives:

To assess the effectiveness of massage therapy and hypopressive abdominal gymnastics, and the combination of both therapeutic modalities, to decrease pain and lumbar disability; and increasing joint mobility and quality of life in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-28
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-29
• Study Start: 2016-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2018-07
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain diagnosed and at least 12 weeks of mechanical pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients:
• With arterial hypertension diagnosed.
• With progressive neurological deficits.
• Pregnant or suspect that they are pregnant.
• With psychological or psychiatric process diagnosed.
• Under analgesic treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY- HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC	GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY- HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC	Subjects will receive 4 massotherapy sessions and 4 of HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC (HAG).
GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY	GROUP RECEIVING MASSOTHERAPY	The subjects of this group will receive a total of 8 sessions of 30 minutes each.
GROUP RECEIVING HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC	GROUP RECEIVING HYPOPRESSIVE ABDOMINAL GYMNASTIC	The subjects of this group will receive a total of 8 sessions of 30 minutes each.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Self-reported lumbar pain intensity at 3 weeks.	At the start of the study, before the fifth treatment session (third week)	Evaluated by the numerical pain scale.
Change from Self-reported lumbar pain intensity at 5 weeks.	After the last treatment session (fifth week).	Measured by the Oswestry disability index.
Change from Disability at 3 weeks.	At the start of the study, before the fifth treatment session (third week)	Measured by the Oswestry disability index.
Change from Disability at 5 weeks.	After the last treatment session (fifth week).	Measured by the Oswestry disability index.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Lumbar joint mobility at 3 weeks.	At the start of the study, before the fifth treatment session (third week)	Lumbar flexion measured by the modified Schober test
Change from Lumbar joint mobility at 5 weeks.	After the last treatment session (fifth week).	Lumbar flexion measured by the modified Schober test
Change from Quality of life at 5 weeks.	After the last treatment session (fifth week).	Measured by the Short-Form-12 Health Survey
Change from Quality of life at 3 weeks.	At the start of the study, before the fifth treatment session (third week)	Measured by the Short-Form-12 Health Survey

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Grupo de Investigación Área de Fisioterapia CTS 305 - Universidad de Sevilla; 🇪🇸 Sevilla, Spain