A Comparison of Lumbar Specific Stabilization Exercises and General Exercises for Reducing Pain and Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patients with Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Phase 2

• Conditions: Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis.; Other deforming dorsopathies; M43.0 and

• Registration Number: IRCT201106231675N6
• Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for Research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Nonspecific LBP for a period of at least 3 months; Participants aged over 18 and less than 80 years old; Appropriateness of motor control exercise in accordance with clinical assessment; Patients who have not been contraindicated from doing exercise based on PARQ; Participants diagnosed with Isthmic Spondylolysis or Spondylolisthesis by specialist; and Patients who have not been contraindicated from doing exercise based on the (American College of Sports Medicine) ACSM guidelines.
Exclusion criteria: Patients suspected for spinal pathology; Pregnancy; Nerve root complications; Spinal column surgery; Insufficient treatment; Using other therapeutic modalities during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Angle of lumbar lordosis. Timepoint: Before intervention, 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexible ruler.;Range of lumbar flexion. Timepoint: Before intervention, 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Schober Test.;Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: The Oswestry Disability Index.