Status:
COMPLETED
Aquatic and Land Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain (Non-specific, Uncomplicated)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to learn about the effects of aquatic and land exercises on managing chronic low back pain in adults aged 18-65. The participants engage in a 12-week supervised land and water-based ex...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18 and 65
- Both Genders
- Literate in the English language to understand instructions/ to complete a self-report questionnaire.
- Having non-specific Chronic low back pain (≥12 weeks)
- Patient willingness to be a part of any randomly selected treatment groups.
Exclusion
- Pregnant Females
- If they had low back pain as the result of diagnosis of severe osteoporosis, spinal bone disorders such as spondylosis and spondylolisthesis, fractures, lumbar spine stenosis, lower limb joint replacement surgery, hip orthosis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, infective or inflammatory disease, compression of the radial nerve, meningitis, arthrosis, lumbar region tumours, Leg length discrepancy, previous back surgery.
- Uncontrolled hypertension, Severe postural hypotension, any heart disease like Left heart failure or exercise-induced angina. Medical illnesses without a medical managing plan in place, e.g., uncontrolled epilepsy, diabetes mellitus. Neurologic deficit, open wounds, current or recurrent radiation treatment.
- Patients with severe depression and psychosis
- People who are already participating in an individually-prescribed exercise programme for LBP.
- Aquatic exercises /Pool specific:
- Individuals with hydrophobia/ water-related anxiety, or inability to adapt to an aquatic environment.
- Allergy to chlorine, Severe limiting airway disease
- Faecal or urinary incontinence, diarrhoea, and vomiting.
- Weight more than the emergency evacuation manual handling risk assessment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 6 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 28 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06874881
Start Date
March 6 2025
End Date
November 28 2025
Last Update
December 2 2025
Active Locations (1)
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St. Leonard building, The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH8 8AQ