None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The feasibility pilot trial will recruit and randomly allocate approximately 48 adults with lower back pain to an exercise program with or without breathing cues. The 12 x 1-hour exercise sessions will be weekly for 12 weeks at University of South Australia East Campus. Some individual tailoring (progression/regression) for individual capacity will be undertaken and recorded by the physiotherapist. The intervention and control groups will experience the same standardised floor exercises, length of session, location and class numbers. The aim is to determine if the addition of specific cues to a 12-week exercise program alters participant tolerance and compliance, including dropout rate and satisfaction. The aim is not to establish evidence reliant on sample size, rather determining which measures demonstrate most relevance for future research.
Interventions
A physiotherapist with 15 years’ experience will deliver 60-minute exercise classes once a week, over 12 weeks, at the University of South Australia, East Campus. The maximum 3 people face-to-face groups will receive some weekly individual tailoring (progression/regression) by the physiotherapist relative to participant capacity. Checklists will record weekly attendance and exercise modifications. Exercises will address mobility (eg. pelvic tilts/clocks, book openings), stability (eg. bridging,
A physiotherapist with 15 years’ experience will deliver 60-minute exercise classes once a week, over 12 weeks, at the University of South Australia, East Campus. The maximum 3 people face-to-face groups will receive some weekly individual tailoring (progression/regression) by the physiotherapist relative to participant capacity. Checklists will record weekly attendance and exercise modifications. Exercises will address mobility (eg. pelvic tilts/clocks, book openings), stability (eg. bridging, plank) and whole-body integration (eg. rolling side to side, variations of getting on/off the floor). The intervention group will combine 60 minutes of standardised floor exercises with the addition of specific cues throughout the session. Intensity will be low to moderate, with participants able to talk comfortably throughout the session.
Sponsors
University of South Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Chronic lower back pain (longer than 3 month history) Converse and understand English Capable of participating in a weekly low-impact exercise session
Exclusion criteria
Cancer related pain Neuropathy or neurological signs (tingling, numbness) Chronic conditions that are associated with breathing issues (for example interstitial lung disease, heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) Headaches Surgery within three months
Outcome results
None listed