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Effects of Association of Trunk Stretching and Segmental Stabilization Exercises in Chronic Unspecific Low Back Pain

NCT02985892 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2019-02-25

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Summary

The incidence of chronic nonspecific low back pain is the highest in the world population and can lead to disability. One of the standards treatments for this condition is the segmental stabilization exercises, as well as trunk stretching. However, there is no study that associates these two treatments for nonspecific low back pain. This study will be a controlled clinical trial, randomized, prospective, single-blind with a quantitative approach that compares the efficacy of the association between segmental stabilization + trunk stretching with segmental stabilization + placebo stretching in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

SSASG

Both groups will perform segmental stabilization exercises (SS), which emphasis is for the lumbar multifidus muscles (ML) and transversus abdominis (TAR), using protocol proposed by Richardson et al. Four types of exercises will be carried out with four sets of ten exercises. Muscle contractions will be held for ten seconds and followed by ten seconds rest. Between each type of exercise patients will rest for one-minute interval. Patients of segmental stabilization active stretching group (SSASG) will perform stretch exercises in four sets of 30 seconds for each muscle. The active stretching exercises will last 15 minutes. The muscles that will be stretched are pectorals, latissimus dorsi, latissimus dorsi, teres major, rectus abdominis, external and internal oblique.

OTHER

SSPSG

Both groups will perform segmental stabilization exercises (SS), which emphasis is for the lumbar multifidus muscles (ML) and transversus abdominis (TAR), using protocol proposed by Richardson et al. Four types of exercises will be carried out with four sets of ten exercises. Muscle contractions will be held for ten seconds and followed by ten seconds rest. Between each type of exercise patients will rest for one-minute interval. Patients of segmental stabilization placebo stretching group (SSPSG) will perform exercises that simulate stretching, but the muscles will not suffer effective stretch. The placebo stretching exercises will last 15 minutes. The muscles that will be stretched are wrist flexors and extensors muscles and fingers flexors and extensors muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Paraíba

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raquel Casarotto, PhD · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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