Global Posture Reeducation (GPR) Compared To Isostretching in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

NCT01468298 | Unknown Early Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 249/2010
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in posture, flexibility, muscle strength, functional capacity, heart rate(HR), peripheral oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and intensity of pain in chronic low back pain underwent to Isostretching and GPR.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

back pain; physical therapy; spine; rehabilitation; exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• functional capacity

  Low back patients functional capacity were evaluated before and after 10 sesssions treatment regarding by Rolland-Morris Questionnaire.

  Patients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Posture

  Patients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks.

• flexibility

  Patients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks.

• muscle strength

  Patients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks.

• heart rate(HR)

  Patients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks.

• peripheral oxygen saturation

  Before and after 10 sessions and for every 15 minutes in therapyPatients will be followed for the duration of 10 sessions, an expected average of 5 weeks..

Study Arms (2)

Isostretching

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Isostretching

Global Posture Reeducation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Global Posture Reeducation

Interventions

Isostretching OTHER

All of patients were accompanied by an individual treatment program composed by 12 sessions of 45 minutes, twice a week. The Isostretching method includes therapeutic different postures, lying, sitting or standing, and the positions were selected according to the postural changes of each patient, identified in the assessment. The Isostretching protocol involves nine positions held for a period of nine breaths, and every three cycles, the patient should rest for a period. The physical therapist used verbal commands to emphasize pursed lip breathing, self growth, curvatures correction and isometric of abdominal, paravertebral, quadriceps and gluteal muscles with the aim of optimizing the stretching and discouraging compensatory movements.

Also known as: postural reeducation

Isostretching

Global Posture Reeducation OTHER

All patients were accompanied by an individual treatment program composed by 12 sessions of 45 minutes, twice a week, involving a series of active gentle movements and postures aimed at realigning joints, stretching shortened muscles and enhancing the contraction of antagonist muscles, thus avoiding postural asymmetry. The positions were selected according to the postural changes of each patient, identified in the assessment and these therapeutic postures imply an active involvement of the patient. The protocol includes three therapeutic postures, lying, sitting or standing, to be held for 15 minutes each. The physical therapist used verbal commands and manual contact to maintain the alignment and make the necessary postural corrections, with the aim of discouraging compensatory movements.

Also known as: postural reeducation

Global Posture Reeducation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• patients with non-specific LBP in its chronic phase (pain lasting more than 12 weeks), from 40 to 60 years old.

You may not qualify if:

• scheduling conflicts
• lack of transportation
• disease that compromises their health during the treatment
• uncontrolled hypertension
• fibromyalgia
• history of spinal surgery in the last six months
• patients with neurological diseases
• individuals who demonstrate inability to understand or physical restraint for the exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro Universitario de Maringa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro Universitário de Maringá

Maringá, Paraná, 87050390, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Back Pain; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ligia M Facci, doctor

  Centro Universitario de Maringa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2011
• First Posted: November 9, 2011
• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2011
• Study Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 9, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-10

Locations

BR (1)