Influence of the Pilates Method in the Treatment of Unexpected Chronic Lombar Pain

NCT03854643 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 90158318.3.0000.5497
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to verify the influence of the Pilates Method on the improvement of pain in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

Conditions

Lower Back Pain

Keywords

pilates method

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• lower back pain

  Intensity of pain through the visual analogic scale, which contains 11 points, ranging from 0 to 10, with 0 corresponding to "no pain" and 10 to unbearable pain.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Pilates group

EXPERIMENTAL

17 (seventeen) volunteers of both genders, aged between 18 and 35 years, were recruited for at least 3 (three) months with non-specific back pain. Pilates exercises were performed three times a week for 4 weeks, totaling 12 treatment sessions. Each session lasted 40 minutes and was performed by a researcher with training in the method and previous training in the exercise. The patients were evaluated as follows: initial assessment, after two weeks, after four weeks and a follow up after three months.

Other: Pilates group

Control group

EXPERIMENTAL

17 (seventeen) volunteers of both genders, aged between 18 and 35 years, were recruited for at least 3 (three) months with non-specific back pain. These patients did not receive any type of intervention. The patients were evaluated as follows: initial assessment, after two weeks, after four weeks and a follow up after three months.

Other: Control group

Interventions

Pilates group OTHER

Pilates exercises were performed three times a week for 4 weeks, totaling 12 treatment sessions. Each session lasted 40 minutes and was performed by a researcher with training in the method and previous training in the exercise. The patients were evaluated as follows: initial assessment, after two weeks, after four weeks and a follow up after three months.

Pilates group

Control group OTHER

These patients did not receive any type of intervention. The patients were evaluated as follows: initial assessment, after two weeks, after four weeks and a follow up after three months.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: 34 (thirty-four) volunteers of both genders, aged between 18 and 35 years with non-specific back pain complaint for at least three (3) months
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Present lumbar pain of degree greater than or equal to 3;
• Present lumbar pain for twelve weeks or more;
• Present low back pain without it being related to any specific pathology or cause;
• The Volunteers may not be undergoing physiotherapeutic or drug treatment

You may not qualify if:

• Volunteers who present with pain grade 1 or 2 of low back pain;
• Volunteers with severe movement limitations;
• Neurological or neurological diseases that interfere with significant neuromotor
• Individuals who did not agree to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul: lead

Study Sites (1)

Central Institute of Health

Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, 08780-911, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: A blind researcher will be responsible for evaluating the volunteers. It is worth mentioning that this researcher will not have access to the research group that the participants will be allocated.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 16, 2019
• First Posted: February 26, 2019
• Study Start: April 2, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2018
• Study Completion: July 30, 2019
• Last Updated: January 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)