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Effects of GPR on Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT06928597 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2025-08-05

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Summary

Introduction: Low back pain affects approximately 18.5% of the Brazilian population in adulthood, significantly impacting the quality of life and generating substantial costs for the health system. The Global Postural Reeducation Method (GPR) is a promising therapeutic alternative due to its multidimensional approach, capable of improving postural control and reducing pain. Objectives: to evaluate the Efficacy of the RPG method compared to simulated RPG (SHAM) in treating patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. Methods: Randomized sham-controlled clinical trial. Forty-two adult individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain will be recruited and distributed into two groups: the Experimental Group (EG), which will receive GPR sessions, and the Control Group (CG), which will receive RPG-SHAM sessions. Both groups will be treated for 30 minutes once a week for 8 weeks. Descriptive analysis will be performed, continuous variables will be summarized to the mean, and standard deviation and categorical variables will be summarized as absolute and relative frequencies. To assess the effects of the intervention over team, analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures will be used, with a significance level of 5% (p \< 0.05). Expected Results: This study is expected to provide robust evidence on the effectiveness of RPG in treating patients with low back pain, contributing to a better understanding of this complex health condition. The results will potentially positively impact the clinical practice of Orthopedic Physiotherapy, offering an exercise-based and accessible approach for treating patients with low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Global Postural Reeducation

Global Postural Reeducation, better known as GPR, was developed by Philippe Souchard in the 1980s and involves a sequence of postures or treatment positions, including the main ones: frog on the ground with arms open; frog on the ground with arms closed; frog in the air with arms open; frog in the air with arms closed; standing against the wall; standing at the center; anterior tilt sitting; anterior tilt standing. GPR is based on the concept of proprioception and inhibition. Souchard (2016) describes RPG as a proprioceptive method of inhibition, where proprioception refers to the body's ability to perceive its position in space, and inhibition refers to the muscle relaxation induced after intense contraction. This principle is applied through the postures and techniques used in treatment, aiming to correct postural deviations, promote one bigger conscious body, and relieve pain.

PROCEDURE

Global Postural Reeducation Sham

Global Postural Reeducation Sham is the comparator group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Bahia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • KAREN V TRIPPO, PhD, PT · Federal University of Bahia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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