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Ultrasound-guided Biofeedback for Transversus Abdominus Re-education in Non-specific Low Back Pain Patients

NCT05859425 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2023-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

As rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) for monitoring and re-educating deep trunk muscles is becoming more and more popular in current musculoskeletal rehabilitation and research, the purpose of this pilot study was to explore the effects of applying ultrasound-guided imaging as a means of feedback for the activation/contraction of the deep transervsus abdominis muscle of the trunk during an exercise programme in people with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). The outcome mesures being explored were pain intensity (primary outcome) through Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), functional, muscular and psychosocial parameters.

Conditions

  • Non-specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP)

Interventions

DEVICE

Real-time rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI)

Τhe ultrasound equipment used was B-K Μedical Mini Focus 1402 equipped with high frequency linear probe (8670, 5-12MHz) using standard musculoskeletal settings and the software: V 1.01.01.137. Ultrasound gel (AQUASONIC® 100, Parker Inc., Orange, NJ) was used as coupling agent. TrA imaging was initially performed with participants in crook lying, with the US head positioned along the lateral abdominal wall with reference points at the lower point of the rib cage (last rib) and the anterior superior iliac spine, on the right side of the person, midway between these two points. The US head was moved until tester (investigator) had the best possible visualization of the lateral abdominal muscles (external oblique, internal oblique and TrA). During the execution of the exercises, the participants could watch the ultrasound screen along with the therapist's guidance, thus receiving information (US-visual feedback) of their TrA activation

OTHER

Tactile feedback (control intervention)

Palpatory-guided (manual) feedback for TrA activation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Crete

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Patras

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Evdokia Billis · University of Patras

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-15
Primary Completion
2023-01-15
Completion
2023-01-15

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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