Effectiveness of the Pilates method performed in the equipament or in the mat

• Register: REBEC
• Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
• Main ID: RBR-7tyg5j
• Date of registration: 13/02/2012
• Primary sponsor: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo - Brazil
• Public title: Effectiveness of the Pilates method performed in the equipament or in the mat
• Scientific title: Effectiveness of the Pilates method performed in the equipament or mat Pilates in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain.
• Date of first enrolment: 10/10/2011
• Target sample size: 86
• Recruitment status: recruitment completed
• URL: http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-7tyg5j/
• Study design: Clinical trial, parallel, single blinded, two-arms, randomized controlled

Countries of recruitment

Brazil

Contacts

• Name: Cristina Cabral
• Affiliation: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

• Name: Cristina Cabral
• Affiliation: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with low back pain longer than three months, of both gender and aged between 18 and 60 years.
Exclusion criteria: The following criteria will be considered as exclusion: participants involved with the Pilates method regularly, pregnancy, previous surgery of the spine and lower limbs, history of spinal fracture, inflammatory disorders, rheumatic and neurological disorders, systemic metabolic disease, herniated disk, tumor, infection, osteoporosis, structural deformity , serious nervous commitment, do not understand the writing and speaking of the Portuguese language and participants who underwent physical therapy for chronic low back pain in the last six months.

Age minimum: 18Y
Age maximum: 60Y
Gender: -

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Low back pain
M54.5

M00-M99

Intervention(s)

Both groups will receive a protocol that consists of a specific training of the individual Pilates method exercises. The Mat Pilates group will receive a specific protocol, using a swiss ball, magic circle and elastic bands, while the Equipment Group will work with equipments - Reformer, Step Chair, Ladder Barrel and Cadillac. Each session will last for one hour, twice a week for six weeks.

Primary Outcome(s)

Disability measured by the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Pain intensity measured by the Numerical Pain Rating Scale

Secondary Outcome(s)

Function measured by the Patient-Specific Functional Scale.

Global perceived effect measured by the Global Perceived Effect Scale.

Kinesiophobia measured by the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia.

Secondary ID(s)

PP 13610106

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico – CNPq - Brazil

Secondary Sponsor(s)

CRISTINA MARIA NUNES CABRAL - Brazil