Plus Deep Water Running on Low Back Pain (+DWR)

University of Malaga

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Procedure: GP in Physio plus DWR; Procedure: GP in Physio

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00888524

857 IAC 0630041300

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: To evaluate the effect size on non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) of evidence-based physiotherapy (EBP) with and without the addition of deep water running (DWR) on pain, physical disability and general health state.

Materials and methods: Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial (therapists and assessors) involving 46 persons with CLBP over 15 weeks with two interventions, presented three times a week. Each group received EBP (personalized exercise program, manual therapy and health education) while one group performed supplementary 20 min sessions of DWR at the individualized aerobic threshold. Measurements were made pre and post intervention for pain, disability and general health. Range of motion of lumbar spine in the sagittal plane, maximum isometric strength and muscle endurance of lumbar and hip extensors was assessment.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants were diagnosed with non-specific CLBP, with no radiation to the legs, and lasting at least three months

Exclusion criteria

• Low back pain as a result of specific spinal disease, infection, tumor, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome or caudal equine syndrome
• Patients not able to follow instructions
• Patients with any digressive condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

General Practice (GP) in Physio plus Deep water running

Experimental group

Description:

A supplementation of Deep Water running exercises of 20 minutes in high intensity around aerobic thresholds estimated in individual land and water test

Treatment:

Procedure: GP in Physio plus DWR

General Practice in Physio

Experimental group

Description:

A procedure of evidence-based physiotherapy is usual care in pragmatic trial

Treatment:

Procedure: GP in Physio