Mat Pilates Versus General Exercises for Patients With Nonspecific Acute Low Back Pain

Ahram Canadian University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Treatments

Other: General Exercises

Other: Mat Pilates

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05917743

012/00Z001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: To compare the effectiveness of Mat Pilates with General Exercises in treating patients with nonspecific acute low back pain.

Novelty: Pilates, typically performed with specific equipment, has shown clinically significant treatment effects in people with chronic low back pain. Recent guidelines recommend patients remain active during episodes of low back pain; however, evidence regarding the type of exercise to perform is limited. Mat Pilates is a type of Pilates exercise that does not require complex equipment. Evaluating the effectiveness of two simple exercise methods (Mat Pilates and General Exercises) can help expand intervention options for patients with acute low back pain, enabling them to choose an exercise they enjoy most.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Aged between 18 and 50 years old
Acute nonspecific low back pain with at least 3 points on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Willing and able to provide informed consent
Able to comply with the study protocol and attend all treatment sessions and follow-up assessments

Exclusion criteria

Presence of specific low back pain causes, such as lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis
Previous spinal surgery
Contraindications to exercise, such as severe cardiovascular or respiratory conditions
Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study period
Participation in another clinical trial or receiving concurrent experimental treatment for low back pain