Effects of Breathing Exercises in the Mothers of Children With Special Health Care Needs

NCT04546880 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HKUatuncer
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of breathing exercises combined with core stabilization exercises in mothers with chronic non-specific low back pain of children with special health care needs.

Conditions

Chronic Low-back Pain

Keywords

Chronic Low back pain; Breathing exercises; Core Stabilization; Anxiety; Sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change from Baseline in Low Back Pain at 8 weeks

  Visual Analog Scale were used where patients were asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10 with 0 indicating no pain and 10 the maximum worst pain at the baseline and the end of 8 weeks intervention.

  Baseline, 8 weeks

• Change from Baseline in Fatigue at 8 weeks

  Fatigue Severity Scale was used where patients were asked to indicate their levels of agreement with a 0-7 scale indicating "0" strong disagreement and "7" strong agreement at a total of 9 questions. A sum of all responses was calculated for analysis. Sixty-three was the maximum score. The higher value represented a higher level of fatigue.

  Baseline, 8 weeks

• Change from Baseline in Anxiety at 8 weeks

  Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to measure state and trait anxiety with 20 item self-report rating scale. The range of total scores was 20-80, and higher scores indicated higher levels of anxiety.

  Baseline, 8 weeks

• Change from Baseline in Sleep quality at 8 weeks

  Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was used to assess sleep quality consisting of a total of 24 questions, 19 of which were self-rated by the patient, and 5 of which were answered by the partner of the patient. The total scores ranged between 0 and 21 points with higher values representing worse sleep quality.

  Baseline, 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group 1:Breathing and Stabilization Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Breathing exercises combined with stabilization exercises

Other: Breathing exercises; Other: Stabilization exercises

Group 2: Stabilization Exercise Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Only Stabilization exercises therapy

Other: Stabilization exercises

Interventions

Breathing exercises OTHER

Breathing exercises consist of the techniques of diaphragmatic and pursed-lip breathing. During the diaphragmatic breathing, attention is focused on the correct abdominal breathing. The pursed-lip breathing is one step further to the diaphragmatic breathing and a technique designed to have control time and volume over breathing.

Group 1:Breathing and Stabilization Exercise Group

Stabilization exercises OTHER

Training about the concepts of stabilization and abdominal bracing is given before starting to the study. The motor control tests for local muscles transversus abdominus and multifidi are performed after the training. The abdominal bracing test is performed in the quadruped position, in prone, and in hook lying position with the patient's spine supine with hips and knees flexed and knees in contact with the surface. The second stage consists of closed-chain segmental control exercises. It is a series of weight-bearing exercises are performed on stable and unstable surfaces. The last stage of the stabilization program is an open kinetic chain exercise to promote distal stability.

Group 1:Breathing and Stabilization Exercise Group; Group 2: Stabilization Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Primary caregiver of the child
• Suffering from LBP for at least three months
• Lumbar instability
• Absence of radiculopathy or other damages to the spine
• Not receiving any types of physical therapy during the trial or at least six months prior to the study
• Enough physical autonomy to participate in the physical activities
• Be volunteer
• Be compliant for the study

You may not qualify if:

• Taking any anti-depressant medications and/or having psychotherapy
• Any surgery within the last 3 months
• Be pregnant
• Presence of dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system during the study
• Participation rate lower than 80% of the program schedule

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hasan Kalyoncu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Gaziantep, 27410, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Breathing Exercises

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2020
• First Posted: September 14, 2020
• Study Start: June 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2018
• Study Completion: February 20, 2019
• Last Updated: September 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Locations

TU (1)