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Recurrent Low Back Pain: Linking Mechanism to Outcomes (RCT)

NCT01360359 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2015-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial of low back pain exercise programs is to determine if trunk control can be changed by core stabilization exercises. The proposed mechanism of pain reduction and functional improvement of core stabilization exercises is that it enhances trunk movement and muscle control. This study will provide preliminary evidence of the link between patient outcomes and treatment mechanisms.

The investigators hypothesize that:

* both treatment groups will demonstrate significant improvements in pain and function;
* only subjects in the core stabilization group will demonstrate significant improvements in trunk movement and muscle control.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Core Stabilization

3 Stages: Stage 1: emphasis on neutral spine position, co-contraction of stabilizing muscles with performance feedback through observation and palpation for correct muscle activation; patient education Stage 2: promotes maintenance of co-contraction while performing movements of the arms/legs and trunk progressing to preformance of these exercises on unstable surfaces; trunk muscle conditioning also emphasized; feedback gradually reduced. Stage 3: emphasis on maintenance of co-contraction while performing functional activities; stable and unstable surfaces; use of perturbation and random practice to enhance motor learning.

OTHER

Trunk Motion and Fitness

3 Stages: Stage 1: reducing pain and restoring spine motion and flexibility; patient education Stage 2: trunk muscle conditioning exercises Stage 3: trunk muscle conditioning and cardiovascular conditioning exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Drexel University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sheri P. Silfies, PT, PhD · Drexel University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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