Effectiveness of Balance Training in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

NCT02222935 | Unknown Early Phase 1 DMC

• 1 other identifier: PSG02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Balance problems are addressed in low back pain patients. Dearth of literature available to prove core strengthening or any form of back exercises improving functional outcomes or balance in chronic back pain patients. No studies focus on balance training in improving balance of low back pain patients. The authors are conducting a randomised trial comparing balance exercises and routine back exercise program in improving pain, functional outcomes and balance of the patients

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Keywords

Balance training; low back pain; balance test; routine back exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Starr Edward Balance Test

  Baseline, 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Berg Balance Scale

  Baseline, 2 weeks

• Visual Analogue score

  Baseline, 2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Balance exercise training

EXPERIMENTAL

Balance exercise training - thrice week, 2 weeks, 10 repetition Maximum/ set, 2 sets

Behavioral: Balance Exercise Training

Routine Back exercise Program

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Routine Back exercise Program - 10 Repetition Maximum / set, 2 sets, three times weekly, 2 weeks

Behavioral: Routine Back exercise program

Interventions

Balance Exercise Training BEHAVIORAL

Balance exercise - 5 type (single leg squat, dead lift, step ups, forward reaches), 10 Repetition Maximum, 2 sets, five times a week and 2 weeks

Balance exercise training

Routine Back exercise program BEHAVIORAL

Back strengthening 5 exercises - pelvic bridges, prone plank, side plank, dead bug and prone lift ups, 10 Repetition Maximum, 2 sets, five times a week, 2 weeks

Routine Back exercise Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• non specific low back pain diagnosed by orthopedical surgeon or physiatrist
• Both genders
• Age 25 - 45 years (to avoid age related balance deficit)
• Should have balance deficit percentage (\> 20%) through balance assessment scale

You may not qualify if:

• H/O Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
• Neuromuscular disorders(Stroke, Polio, Potts spine, spinal stenosis) affecting balance
• any form of ear infection
• Recent ear, nose, throat surgery
• Recent surgery in abdomen, thorax, head (\< 2 years)
• Recent lower limb surgeries, injuries (\< 6 months)
• Any form of walking aids (cane, walker)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Baskaran Chandrasekaran: lead

Study Sites (1)

PSG Hospitals, Department of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641004, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Pavita Devi, BPT

  Senior Physiotherapist

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Baskaran Chandrasekaran, MPT

  Senior Physiotherapist

  STUDY CHAIR

• Sumathi Muraleetharan, BPT

  Senior Physiotherpist

  STUDY CHAIR

• Ramamoorthy V Dr, MD PMR

  Head of The Department, PMR

  STUDY DIRECTOR

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: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Physiotherapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2014
• First Posted: August 22, 2014
• Study Start: June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2014
• Study Completion: December 1, 2014
• Last Updated: August 22, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-08

Locations

IN (1)