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A Clinical Trial to study the Efficacy and Safety of Two Exercise Regimes, Core Stability Exercises and Conventional Physiotherapy Exercises in Prevention of Recurrent Low Back Pain.

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Study the Effects of Core Stability Exercises and Conventional Physiotherapy regimes in Prevention of Recurrent Low Back Pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2009/091/000011
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2009-05-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Core Stability Exercises: 6-Weeks Intervention 45Min Core stability Exercise Physiotherapist Monitored Intervention Intervention2: Back Ergonomics Care Lessons: Model Demonstration and

Sponsors

A Shamarao Foundation Mangalore Srinivas College of Physiotherapy and Research Center
Lead Sponsor
DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY, GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSIY, AMRITSAR.
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult males or females aged between 18 to 55 years. 2.Patients with LBP, nonspecific in nature, who had a minimum of one previous episode of LBP necessitating alteration in normal activities or for which medical care/ intervention has been sought ? less than 1year. 3.Patients were recruited for the trial when they were in the sub-acute or chronic stage (onset of their current episode of pain being 6 weeks) 4.Visual analog scale less than 5.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Red flags during medical screening: Evidence of Cauda Equina compression,Non mechanical LBP,Clinical presentations suggestive of acute objective motor radiculopathy or nerve root compression Surgical: Abdominal surgery within the past 12 months, Any spinal surgery Medical: Systemic Illness,Neurological or muscular degenerative disorders Other:Pregnancy or less than 1 year postpartum, Any orthopaedic impairment, Fractures, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Infection, A History of any lumbar, abdominal or limb surgery Subjects with Body Mass Index more than 27,Subjects with Central Nervous System impairment and Any respiratory or cardiovascular impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Recurrence rate frequency at each week. EMG Latency of Rectus abdominius and Erector Spinae muscles. EMG Amplitude (RMS) of RA and ES muscles. COP excursion on Force Plate. Chronic Pain Questionnaire (CPQ). Rolland Morris Disability Index Questionnaire (RMDQ) Timepoint: Recurrence rate at each week. EMG latency and amplitude of Rectus abdominius and Erector Spinae Muscle at 6th week COP excursion values at 6th week on Force plate. CPQ and RMDQ at 6th week

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Short Form 36 Questionnaire (SF-36) Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ) Timepoint: SF-36 and FABQ at 6th Week.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactM.RAMPRASAD

ACA/AFF/PhD/ACP/8-9 NOTIFICATION OF RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA dated 24/2/2009

principalscpt@hotmail.com0824-2429139

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026