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A clinical trial to study the Comparison of two physiotherapy treatments, supervised and home-based FIT India fitness protocol with regular exercise in patients with chronic low back pain.

Effectiveness of Supervised or Home-based FIT India Protocol Compared to Conventional Treatment on Pain and Disability in Chronic Non-specific Low back pain: A Multi-arm Double-blinded Randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049520
Enrollment
72
Registered
2023-02-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention1: Home-based FIT India Protocol: The Indian government recently introduced a physical fitness plan known as the FIT India protocol. FIT India protocol address Flexibility, Strength, Endu

Sponsors

Ashok & Rita Patel Institute Of Physiotherapy, CHARUSAT University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed with chronic nonspecific low back pain for more than 3 months (with or without referred pain). 2.Declared medically fit to undertake physical fitness testing and exercise (based on ACSM Preparticipation algorithm).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Participants with NPRS of more than 7 will be excluded from the study. 2.Patients already involved in regular and frequent sporting activities (for example: swimming, fitness training, cycling) at least twice a week for the past six months. 3.Previous physiotherapy within the past three months. 4.Inflammatory arthritis. 5.Major surgery within the past year. 6.Other musculoskeletal disabilities that would affect patients ability to cope with the fitness programmer. 7.Spinal infection, fractures, spondylolisthesis, or malignancy. 8.Pregnancy. 9.Patients unable to walk without a walking aid. 10.Constant or persistent severe pain judged on clinical grounds to be due to irritation of nerve root. 11.Specific spinal pathology (e.g., sacroiliac joint dysfunction, disc herniation). 12.Presence of cardiovascular disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 2. Oswestry Disability Index-Gujarati (ODI-G) (2.1a)Timepoint: At baseline,2 weeks,4 weeks and 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
FIT India Physical Fitness AssessmentTimepoint: At baseline,2 weeks,4 weeks and 6 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactParth Damjibhai Solanki

Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy

pdsolanki1234@gmail.com9714873147

Outcome results

None listed

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