Graded Activity Versus Supervised Exercises in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT01719276 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2014-06-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of graded activity program and supervised exercise on pain, functional disability, quality of life, global perceived effect, return to work, physical activity, physical capacity and strength of the lower limbs in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Graded Activity

The graded activity program to increase activity tolerance by performing individualized and submaximal exercises.

OTHER

Supervised Exercises

The group will perform stretching exercises (gluteus maximus, hamstrings, triceps surae, lumbar paraspinal), strengthening muscles (rectus abdominus, obliques and lower rectus abdominis internal and external) and motor control exercises (muscle transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amelia P Marques, PHD · University of Sao Paulo

  • Mauricio O Magalhaes, MSc · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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