Pilates versus conventional physical therapy for patients with chronic low back pain

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• Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
• Main ID: RBR-7yhzym
• Date of registration: 31/01/2012
• Primary sponsor: Universidade Estadual de Londrina - Londrina, PR, Brazil
• Public title: Pilates versus conventional physical therapy for patients with chronic low back pain
• Scientific title: Comparison between Pilates and conventional physical therapy for treatment of patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain: randomized controlled trial.
• Date of first enrolment: 30/06/2011
• Target sample size: 40
• Recruitment status: recruiting
• URL: http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-7yhzym/
• Study design: Clinical trial, 2 arms, randomized controlled, single blind

Countries of recruitment

Brazil

Contacts

• Name: Jefferson Cardoso
• Affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Londrina

• Name: Jefferson Cardoso
• Affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical diagnosis of chronic low back pain
Aged 18 to 55 years
Exclusion criteria: Protrusion of intervertebral disc Scoliosis
Spondylolisthesis
Previous spine surgery
Radicular symptoms (leg pain, loss of sensation and reflexes)
Inflammatory diseases
Rheumatic diseases
Cancer
Pregnancy

Age minimum: 18Y
Age maximum: 55Y
Gender: -

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Individuals diagnosed with chronic low back pain
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Intervention(s)

Pilates method (mat and apparatus) is the experimental group (n=31). The activities will be practised twice a week, for 45 minutes (morning or afternoon, according to the convinience of the participant). The exercises are those that strengthen
the abdominal and and paraspinal muscles,
the mobility of the spine and stretching
of the muscle chains and move on to trunk exercises and balance. The control group (n=31) will undergo conventional physical therapy(electrotherapy, heat, strength training, stretching, mobilisation and patient education) also twice a week, for 45 minutes (morning or afternoon, according to the convinience of the participant).

Primary Outcome(s)

The primary outcome measures will be the functionality and pain. For the functionality, it will be used the Roland-Morris/Brazil questionnaire and for pain, the visual analogue scale. The measure one will be done in the beginning of the study and the measure two,in the end of study, after 8 weeks.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Flexibility, muscle strength, fatigue and muscle endurance. For the flexibility will be used the sit-to-reach test. For the muscle strength of the back extensors will be used a load cell fixed in the wall. The participant will sit on a leg extensor chair and pull the load cell. The fatigue will be undegone in the same position, but it will be used a surface electromyography with electrodes in L5 region, bilaterally. Regarding muscular resistance, it will be done through the Sorensen test that consists the participant lying prone and perform the back extension.

Secondary ID(s)

062/2011

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Universidade Estadual de Londrina - Londrina, PR, Brazil

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Universidade Estadual de Londrina - Londrina, PR, Brazil