Evaluation of Long-Term Continuity of Exercises in Low Back Pain Individuals

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Low-back Pain

Treatments: Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04824547

GO 19/602

Details and patient eligibility

About

Identification of the long term effects of exercises in individuals with low back pain.

Full description

Individuals with low back pain who will participate in the study will be divided into two groups. In the stabilization exercise group will be instructed to perform spinal stabilization exercises and in the yoga group will be instructed to perform yoga program consisting of breathing, relaxation and flexibility exercises. The intensity of the pain will be evaluated through visual analog scale, functional status and quality of life will be evaluated through Oswestry Disability Index(ODI), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), respectively. The exercise adherence will evaluated Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS). The time-distance characteristics of the gait will be evaluated by the OPTOGAIT photoelectric cell (OPTOGait, Microgate, Italy, 2010) and the treadmill system. Assessments will be repeated before, after the treatment, 6 and 12 month follow-up. Also,the number of back pain attacks of the individuals will be questioned and recorded.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be low back pain at least 3 months
• Must be visual analog scale rating 3 or more

Exclusion criteria

• History of any lumbar spine surgery
• Severe/progressive scoliosis
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Metabolic syndrome
• History of exercise programs or yoga at least 12 weeks before the onset of study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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104 participants in 2 patient groups

Stabilization exercise group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Spinal stabilization exercise will be applied all patients accompanied by physiotherapist. Sessions will be included selected exercises according to motor learning phases.

Treatment:

Other: exercise

yoga group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Yoga program will be applied all patients in this group accompanied by physiotherapist. Sessions will be included selected breathing exercises, warm up, asana and relaxation.

Treatment:

Other: exercise