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Benefit of Exercises done at home on pain and daily activities in persons suffering from Low Back Pain, without any specific cause, for more than 3 months

Effect of Home Exercise Programme on Pain, Functional Abilities and Quality of Life among adults with Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain in rural areas.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046841
Enrollment
124
Registered
2022-10-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention1: individuals undergoing the Home Exercise Programme: Weekly Exercise Programme with simple exercises for the flexibility and strength of the back and lower limbs, performed by following

Sponsors

Tamizh Maran
Lead Sponsor
Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female adults, aged between 25 and 55 years, residing in rural areas with persistent low back pain for about 12 weeks and less than 1 year duration. 2. Back Pain localised anywhere between the costal margin and the gluteal folds with no radiating pain, and able to perform the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and occupational activities with the pain. (NPRS of score between 4 and 7, moderate level) 3. Positive outcome of balance by the Forward & Lateral Reach Test among the study population.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. ?Red Flag? symptoms including, a history of major trauma/ potential spinal fracture, inflammatory disease, infection, malignancy, persistent night pain, bladder or bowel dysfunction, and/or lower extremity neurological deficit. 2. Previous history of surgery to the lumbar spine, abdomen, pelvis, or hip 3. Congenital malformations like Severe spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome. 4. Acquired ailments like spondylolisthesis, spinal nerve root compression, Sacro-iliac pathology, fibromyalgia 5. Therapeutic radiological interventions or injections in the past 3 months 6. Any contraindication for exercise therapy (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, previous myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, respiratory disorders) 7. Study participants unable to perform isometric contraction and hold it for 30 seconds while testing 8. Pregnancy 9. Non-consenting individuals

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity, Functional Abilities and Quality of LifeTimepoint: At baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adherence to the exercise progrwmmeTimepoint: Weekly for 6 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTAMIZH MARAN DJ

Annamalai University

cdm_visu@yahoo.com09894126761

Outcome results

None listed

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