Effect of Pilates exercise on low back pain

Comparison of the effects of selective Pilates and Williams exercises on abdominal muscles endurance, back extensor muscles flexibility and back pain in men with chronic non- specific Low Back Pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201406169440N4

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-07

Start date

2015-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

low back pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group will receive an electrotherapy treatment including a low frequency TENS and a Hot pack for 20 minutes and a continuous mode ultrasound for 5 minutes and a package of

Rehabilitation

Intervention group will receive an electrotherapy treatment including a low frequency TENS and a Hot pack for 20 minutes and a continuous mode ultrasound for 5 minutes and a package of selective Pilat

Control group will receive an electrotherapy treatment including a low frequency TENS and a Hot pack for 20 minutes and a continuous mode ultrasound for 5 minutes and Williams exercises for 10 session

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 20 to 50 years old patients with chronic non- specific low back pains suffering pains for more than 3 months and less than 2 years and did not have histories of rheumatic, neurological and congenital diseases, cognitive and nervous systems disorders, waist and hip fractures or dislocations, lumbar discs herniations, sacroiliac joint dysfunctions and also did not have acute low back pains. They need a flexory-type exercise and did not have therapeutic exercises yet in order to treat back pains, increase abdominal muscles endurance and increasing back extensor muscles flexibility. Exclusion criteria: Back pain enhancement and inability to continue the treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Abdominal muscles endurance. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Crunch test.;Back extensor muscles flexibility. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sit and Reach test.;Back pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and four weeks later. Method of measurement: Pain Numeric Rating Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Abdominal muscles endurance. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Crunch test.;Back extensor muscles flexibility. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sit and Reach test.;Back pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and four weeks later. Method of measurement: Pain Numeric Rating Scale.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body Mass Index. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: The ratio of weight to height square.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRamin Fallahzadeh

SUMS

raminfallahzadeh@yahoo.com+98 71 3825 0985

Outcome results

None listed

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