Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
This is a three-arm, single-blind, randomized clinical trial, in which 60 men aged 18-59 will be selected. They will be randomly assigned to three groups through randomization.com: Suspension training
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Centro de Estudos em Prescrição Clínica do Exercício (CEPREX)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers with chronic, nonspecific, persistent, or periodic low back pain; military personnel; age range between 18 and 59 years; pain intensity greater than 3 on the numerical pain scale; moderately active according to the Human Activity Profile Questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2; no physiotherapy treatment concurrent with the study period; no surgery in the lumbar region; no clinical diagnosis of low back pain; no low back pain radiating to the glutes and lower limbs; use of medication for low back pain relief 48 hours before performing the exercises; previous diagnosis of heart disease; neurological disease; uncontrolled hypertension (less than 1 year after starting medication); acute lung disease; orthopedic injuries; failure to sign the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A 2-point decrease in pain intensity assessed by the numerical pain scale is expected after 12 weeks of training | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain catastrophizing is expected to improve after 12 weeks of training, as assessed using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale;A decrease in depression and anxiety is expected after 12 weeks of training, assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory and the Visual Analog Scale of anxiety;It is expected to find an improvement in the flexibility of the lumbar spine and lower limbs after 12 weeks of training evaluated by fleximetry (bilateral inclination and spinal extension), Schober test, hand-to-floor distance, straight leg raise test, Thomas test, popliteal angle test;Pain threshold is expected to improve after 12 weeks of training, as assessed by algometry;It is expected to find an increase in muscle thickness of the rectus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique, transverse and lumbar multifidus muscles after 12 weeks of training, assessed through ultrasound imaging;Improvement in functional capacity assessed after 12 weeks of training through the Oswestry disability questionnaire is expected;A decrease in the number of pain quality descriptors assessed by the McGill questionnaire is expected after 12 weeks of training;An increase in muscle strength and endurance of the trunk and lower limbs is expected, assessed by portable dynamometer (flexion) and dorsal dynamometer (extension), sit-to-stand test, abdominal resistance test and dynamic and static trunk resistance, after 12 weeks of training | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Carolina de Macedo
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed