Comparison of two different physical therapy treatments for low back pain from the sacroiliac joints

In individuals with chronic sacroiliac joint pain, what is the effect of thoraco-lumbopelvic-femoral exercises on function and pain compared with transverse abdominus exercises, a sacroiliac joint belt, heat, massage and electrical stimulation?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613000098730

Enrollment

Registered

2013-01-25

Start date

2013-01-28

Completion date

2015-02-28

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of two different interventions for low back pain (specifically sacroiliac joint pain) and to compare the effects between intervention groups. The hypothesis is that both groups will result in improvement in pain and function and that the experimental group (unique exercises only) will result in greater improvement than the comparison group (traditional exercises, belt, heat, massage and electrical stimulation).

Interventions

Both groups will receive seven sessions of care, once a week for six weeks administered one-on-one with a physical therapist. The first session is one hour in length and the 2-7th sessions are 45 mins in length. The experimental group (a) is prescribed 6-8 lumbopelvic-femoral exercises only that they do 5 reps held for 4 breaths each and done 2-3 times/day. These are prescribed in a particular order based on whether they have pain on the left side, right side, or bilateral.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Males and females, 18-75 years old, duration of Sacroiliac joints (SIJs) pain for 3 months or more, pain located over one or both SIJs and/or pain in the buttock (Fortin's area), and three or more positive special tests: Active Straight Leg Raise, Ganslen's, Faber's, Compression, Distraction, Posterior Shear.

Exclusion criteria

Pain cephalad to L5, pregnant, pain duration of less than 3 months, treatment received for the SIJ pain within two weeks of beginning the study or during the six weeks of intervention, a long term/permanent deformity/condition such as a knee contracture, scoliosis or Ankylosing Spondylitis and lastly, a Motor Vehicle Accident sustained during the study.

Outcome results