Comparison among proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training, core stabilization exercise, and physical therapy modalities on pain-related outcomes and electromyographic responses of the trunk muscles in patients with chronic non-specific low back pai
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Chronic non-specific low back painlow back painexercisemuscle activitydisability
- Registration Number
- TCTR20180125003
- Lead Sponsor
- Fund for developing researcher
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
Chronic non-specific low back pain at least 3 months aged between 18-50 years with pain intensity measured by numerical rating scale at least 2 scores
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant have a previous history of spinal surgery neurologic deficits specific LBP including facet joint syndrome disc herniation and sacroiliac joint dysfunction cancer or other autoimmune diseases screened by using plain radiography and clinical tests including sensory and motor assessments straight leg raise valsalva maneuver test facet quadrant test and sacroiliac provocation tests already regularly receiving proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation PNF training, core stabilization exercise or TENS and hydrocollator therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity at baseline, at 4 weeks of intervention, at 3-month and 6-month of intervention completion self-report
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional disability at baseline, at 4 weeks of intervention, at 3-month and 6-month of intervention completion self-report,Health-related quality of life at baseline, at 4 weeks of intervention, at 3-month and 6-month of intervention completion self-report,Patient satisfaction at baseline, at 4 weeks of intervention, at 3-month and 6-month of intervention completion self-report,Trunk muscle activities at baseline, at 4 weeks of intervention, at 3-month and 6-month of intervention completion measurement by an assessor