Influence of an Exercise for Trunk Stabilization Performed in Stable and Unstable Surfaces for Chronic Low Back Pain.

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Placebo; Other: Unstable surface exercises; Other: Stable surface exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02056197

PL002

Details and patient eligibility

About

Motor control exercises have demonstrated a good option for recovery from chronic low back pain. The purpose of this study is investigated the effectiveness of an exercise program for trunk stabilization performed in stable and unstable surfaces for people with nonspecific chronic low back pain (NCLBP). Patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups; control group will receive placebo treatment with shortwave; stable group will receive an exercise protocol to stabilize the trunk on a stable surface and unstable group will receive the same exercise protocol but performed on an unstable surface.

We hypothesized the unstable group will present pain reduction and functional improvement.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Non-specific low back pain
• Sedentary
• Previous low back pain last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Traumatic, inflammatory, infectious or tumours etiology
• Positive neurological findings (leg pain)
• Pregnancy
• Previous spine or lower limb surgery
• Contraindicated for short-waves aplication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Shortwave 30 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo

Stable

Active Comparator group

Description:

Stable surface exercises

Treatment:

Other: Stable surface exercises

Unstable

Experimental group

Description:

Unstable surface exercises

Treatment:

Other: Unstable surface exercises