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To Observe the Effect of Sphinx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana) Among Health Care Providers With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT04721639 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-02-08

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Summary

This Randomized Controlled trial is designed to observe the effect of Sphinx Yoga (Salamba Bhujangasana) on low back pain and variation in the associated physiological parameters that help explain the beneficial effects of yoga, among healthcare providers of Karachi Pakistan. Healthcare providers with LBP (determined as per the baseline assessment) will be recruited and Substance P and Beta Endorphins will be assessed at baseline and after 3 months. The subjects with LBP will be determined based on the scores of the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, Numerical Pain Rating (NPR) scale, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) work subscale. Subjects meeting eligibility criteria will be randomly allotted to intervention and control groups. The study outcomes will be monitored in subjects of both groups at baseline and after 3-month follow-up (post-interventional).

Conditions

  • Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Sphinx Yoga Therapy

Sphinx Pose Yoga is among the best beginner Yoga Poses that relieve Lower Back Pain. It extends the back gently and activates muscles along the spine. The subject will be asked to lay down on their stomach with feet set hip-width apart, the elbows positioned under the shoulders, and the legs held together. The chin should be pointing towards the floor. Next, the subject is required to pull up the kneecaps, squeezing the thighs and buttocks, pressing the pubic bone into the floor and dropping shoulders back away from the neck and pushing the chest forward. In this position, the subject is asked to breathe and hold the pose for two to six breaths. By the end, the subject will be required to exhale, bringing the elbows to the sides and slowly lowering the chest and head to the floor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Karachi

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-30
Primary Completion
2023-01-15
Completion
2023-02-01

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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