Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Education to Keep the Abdomen Relaxed Versus Contracted During Pilates
Lead Sponsor:
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of education to keep the abdomen relaxed versus contracted during Pilates exercises in patients with primary chronic low back pain. Participants will ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged from 18 years old;
- Low back pain for more than 3 months;
- Disability level ≥ 4 points on the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ);
- Ability to move independently with or without assistance;
- Ability to understand Portuguese enough to be able to fill in the questionnaires.
Exclusion
- The main area of pain other than the lumbar spine (eg, nerve root compression or herniated disc with radicular pain, lateral or central stenosis);
- Surgery performed on the lumbar spine.
- Surgery performed on the lower limbs, or abdominal region less than 6 months ago;
- Performing an invasive procedure for pain relief (eg, epidural injection, rhizotomy) in the last 3 months;
- Diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatologic diseases, progressive neurological disease, or viral diseases as the primary cause of pain;
- Scoliosis as the primary cause of pain;
- Unstable heart conditions;
- Presence of red flags such as malignancy/cancer, acute trauma (less than 6 months), infection, spinal cord/cauda equina compression.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 6 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 21 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
152 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05336500
Start Date
June 6 2022
End Date
July 21 2023
Last Update
August 8 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21.041-020