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â??Comparing the effectiveness of a home based self administered exercise program instructed by the doctor with that of conventional supervised physiotherapy in the treatment of chronic mechanical low back painâ??

â??Comparison of the effectiveness of a home based self administered exercise program with that of conventional supervised physiotherapy in chronic mechanical low back painâ??

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2011/12/002295
Enrollment
104
Registered
2011-12-26
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

Health Condition 1: null- MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN

Interventions

Intervention1: HOME BASED SELF ADMINISTERED EXERCISE PROGRAM: 1. For patients having lumbosacral angle of 30o , spinal flexion based exercises . 2. For patients having lumbosacral angle of 30o , spi

Sponsors

SUJITH K R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females of age group 20-40 2. Patients whose back pain is brought about by mechanical cause , such as segmental instability, or postural habits 3. Patients having chronic back pain of more than 3 months duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute and sub acute low back pain of less than 3 months duration 2. Clinical symptoms and signs of nerve root compression 3. History of trauma, cancers, spinal surgeries, cardiac diease,liver and renal disease 4. History of neurogenic claudication 5. Positive Waddells sign- Inappropriate tenderness Pain on simulation tests Inconsistent performance Regional deficits Overreaction 6. Cognitive defects preventing adequate understanding of the study. 7. Patients with IUCDs, Pelvic inflammatory disease, DUB, pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PAIN,FUNCTIONAL STATUSTimepoint: 12 WEEKS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
GENERAL HEALTH STATUSTimepoint: 12 WEEKS

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSUJITH K R

GOVT MEDICAL COLLEGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

drsujithkr@yahoo.com9995345242

Outcome results

None listed

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