Comparative Effects of Motor Control and Isolated Strengthening Lumbar Exercises on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Motor control exercises, Isolated strengthening lumbar exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Low-back Pain. Basic parameters: 20 years — 50 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
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Overview
Comparative effects of motor control and isolated strengthening lumbar exercises on functional outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain
Detailed description
As there is an increasing population of low back pain because of the stress and workload that lead to poor posture. Poor posture leads to tightening of flexor muscles and weakness of lumbar extensors that knowns as lower cross syndrome and it will become the chronic low back pain if not treated on time. Most of the therapist only work on the pain management but not focus on the functional outcome of the patient so the isolated lumbar extensor strengthening exercises and motor control exercises should be evaluated to know the effectiveness in improving the functional outcome of patients.
To compare the effects of motor control and isolated strengthening lumbar exercises on functional outcome in patients with chronic low back pain. A randomized controlled trial with a sample of 35 patients with chronic low back pain will be taken from Physiotherapy OPDs of Madinah Teaching Hospital, Allied hospital, In motion physiotherapy clinic and The Physio Rehab clinic. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups using convenient sampling technique. Both groups will be experimental groups. Patients in Group A will do Motor control exercises. Patients in Group B will do isolated strengthening lumbar exercises. Hot pack will be applied for 15 minutes and Ultrasound therapy (1MHz) for 3-5 minutes as baseline treatment in both groups. Patients will be included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Assessment will be done by using NPRS and Oswestry disability Index Questionnaire.
Interventions
- Other Motor control exercises
Bridging Dead bug Plank Pelvic tilts Squatting and lunges - Other Isolated strengthening lumbar exercises
Child pose Mckenzie Lat pull down Russian twist
Primary outcome measures
- NPRS [Time frame: Baseline and after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Oswestry disability Questionnaire [Time frame: Baseline and after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- LBP for more than 3 months
Both male and females.
Age between 20-50 years old.
Moderate to severe pain (VAS; 3-7)
Currently seeking care for LBP.
Exclusion criteria
- Spinal surgery
Pregnancy
Prostatectomy
Engaged in any sports activities
Any evidence of nerve root compression
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, Costa LO, Menezes Costa LC, Ostelo RW, Macedo LG. Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jan 8;2016(1):CD012004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012004. PMID 26742533
- Fanuscu A, Oz M, Ozel Asliyuce Y, Turhan E, Ulger O. Effects of Clinic-based and Telerehabilitation-based Motor Control Exercises in Individuals with Chronic Low-back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-up. Clin J Pain. 2024 Dec 1;40(12):700-708. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001245. PMID 39285790
- Steele J, Bruce-Low S, Smith D, Jessop D, Osborne N. Isolated Lumbar Extension Resistance Training Improves Strength, Pain, and Disability, but Not Spinal Height or Shrinkage ("Creep") in Participants with Chronic Low Back Pain. Cartilage. 2020 Apr;11(2):160-168. doi: 10.1177/1947603517695614. Epub 2017 Feb 1. PMID 29156985
- Steele J, Fisher J, Bruce-Low S, Smith D, Osborne N, Newell D. Variability in Strength, Pain, and Disability Changes in Response to an Isolated Lumbar Extension Resistance Training Intervention in Participants with Chronic Low Back Pain. Healthcare (Basel). 2017 Oct 16;5(4):75. doi: 10.3390/healthcare5040075. PMID 29035297
- Fortin M, Rye M, Roussac A, Montpetit C, Burdick J, Naghdi N, Rosenstein B, Bertrand C, Macedo LG, Elliott JM, Dover G, DeMont R, Weber MH, Pepin V. The Effects of Combined Motor Control and Isolated Extensor Strengthening versus General Exercise on Paraspinal Muscle Morphology, Composition, and Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 12 PMID 37762861
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06778694 · ILEX MCE