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The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Combined With Core Stabilisation Training on Functional Capacity, Physical Performance and Fall Risk in Geriatric Individuals With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT06946758 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-04-30

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Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise combined with core stabilisation training (CSE) in elderly individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSBP). The effects on functional capacity, quality of life, fall risk, functional status and physical performance will be investigated. Core stabilisation exercises will be applied to both groups. The aerobic exercise intervention group will receive aerobic exercise in addition to core stabilisation exercises. The evaluations will be performed before and after the treatment and the treatment is planned for 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) will be used to assess functional capacity, Visual Analogue Scale will be used to assess pain intensity, Oswestry Scale will be used to assess functional status in terms of low back pain, Biodex balance device will be used to assess fall risk, Beck Depression Scale will be used to assess depression, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale will be used to assess kinesiophobia.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Core stabilization exercises

Patients in the core stabilisation exercise group underwent a total of 24 sessions of core stabilisation exercise programme 3 days a week (with at least 1 day of rest between each session) for a total of 8 weeks. Each exercise session was performed under the supervision of a physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Each session was arranged as 35-minute programmes with an average of 8-10 patients, 5 minutes of which was warm-up. Before starting the exercise, patients were taught to reduce lumbar lordosis by contracting and drawing in the abdominal muscles and to find a lumbar and pelvic neutral position by moving the pelvis forwards and backwards. In each session, the neutral position was found first and attention was paid to maintain the neutral position throughout the exercise. The exercises consisted of 3 levels. The exercise level was completed gradually

OTHER

Aerobic Exercises

The aerobic exercise group underwent core stabilisation exercises applied to the control group. After the core stabilisation exercises, aerobic exercise was performed with a stationary bicycle at a speed of 50 rpm for approximately 40 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehmet CANLI, PhD. · Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
84 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-01
Primary Completion
2025-02-01
Completion
2025-02-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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