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Pilates Method in Helicopter Pilots With Low Back Pain

U

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Treatments

Other: Pilates Group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05401513
LCCB2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of an exercise program, based on the Pilates method, on the low back pain and muscle fatigue of Brazilian Air Force helicopter pilots.

Full description

Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial composed by Brazilian Air Force helicopter instructors. The volunteers will be submitted to an initial evaluation composed by painful sensation, analyzed through the Numerical Pain Scale, disability associated with low back pain, using the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, and back muscle fatigue, through the Ito test. The pilots will be randomly assigned to the Exercise Group (exercise program based on the Pilates method, twice a week for 12 weeks) and Control Group (no intervention). After the sixth and 12th week of the beginning of the intervention program a new evaluation will be carried out, identical to the initial one.

Enrollment

16 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 38 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Brazilian Air Force helicopter instructors - Natal Air Base;
  • Nonspecific low back pain for more than 3 months with a score of 2 or more at Numerical Pain Rating Scale.

Exclusion criteria

  • Be undergoing physiotherapeutic treatment during the study period;
  • Corticosteroids treatment in the last two weeks;
  • Anti-inflammatory treatment in the previous 72 hours;
  • Have specific spinal pathologies, such as spondylitis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation with radiculopathy or those who have had spinal surgery in the last year or who have a recent history of spinal fracture.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

16 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates Group
Experimental group
Description:
12-weeks exercise program, twice a week, with Pilates method exercises.
Treatment:
Other: Pilates Group
Control Group
No Intervention group
Description:
12-weeks maintaining their normal physical activity routine.

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Lidiane Cristina Correia Bulhões, Msc; Jamilson Simões Brasileiro, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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