The Effects of Dance Therapy in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT05301491 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of dance therapy on balance, falling, body awareness and functionality parameters in patients with chronic low back pain. As a result of our study, it is thought that dance therapy will positively affect balance, falling, body awareness and functionality in patients with chronic low back pain compared to conventional therapy. H 1: Dance therapy improves balance in women with chronic low back pain. H 2: Dance therapy reduces the risk of falling in women with chronic low back pain. H 3: Dance therapy increases body awareness in women with chronic low back pain. H 4: Dance therapy increases functionality in women with chronic low back pain. H 5: Dance therapy provides more improvement in the parameters investigated compared to conventional therapy in women with chronic low back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Chronic Pain; Chronic Low-back Pain

Keywords

Low back pain; Chronic low back pain; Dance Therapy; Balance; Falling risk; Functionality; Body awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change from baseline in Y balance test score

  Balance score is going to be assess by Y balance test to determine change from baseline.

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in Time Up and Go test seconds

  Falling risk is going to be assess by Time Up and Go test seconds to determine change from baseline.

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in body awareness ratio score

  Body awareness ratio score is going to be assess by Body Awareness Ratio Questionnaire to determine change from baseline.

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in functionality score

  Functionality score is going to be assess by Oswestry Disability Index to determine change from baseline.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Change from baseline in range of motion degree

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in waist/hip ratio

  8 weeks

• Change From Baseline in Pain Scores

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in kinesiophobia score

  8 weeks

• Change from baseline in quality of life score

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Dance therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group included in the dance therapy program throughout the study.

Other: Dance Therapy Group; Other: Pyhsiotherapy Modalities

Control group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group included in the conventional low back pain exercise program throughout the study.

Other: Exercise Group; Other: Pyhsiotherapy Modalities

Interventions

Dance Therapy Group OTHER

Dance therapy group patients are going to be treated 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Patients who started treatment are going to be randomly divided into groups that includes four individuals, due to COVID-19 pandemic preventions. Dance therapy is going to be applied with individualized choreographies specially prepared for the patients, taking the expert opinion of the dance therapist. Choreographies of different dance genres (step/aerobic dance, zumba, salsa, bachata, oriental etc.) are going to be used in the program. Sessions are going to be with the practitioner in a bright, clean, empty and noiseless room in front of a full-length wall mirror. The practitioner is going to participate to dance therapy throughout the sessions, allowing patients to imitate movements. Session duration is going to be 40 minutes. Patients will be given a one-minute rest period during music transitions.

Also known as: Study Group

Dance therapy group

Exercise Group OTHER

The patients in the control group is going to perform conventional low back exercises. The program of the patients will start with stretching and warming exercises, and will continue with strengthening exercises. Exercises planed for control group; 1. Unilateral hip-knee flexion (self-assisted exercise) 2. Bilateral hip-knee flexion (self-assisted exercise) 3. Straight leg lifting with the aid of a sheet/rigid band 4. Posterior pelvic tilt 5. Bridge building exercise 6. Cat-camel exercise 7. Half shuttle in sagittal plane 8. Right and left rotational shuttle 9. Trunk hyperextension in prone position 10. Rotational exercise with hip-knee flexed in supine position Patients are going to do exercises with ten repetitions. As the sessions progressed, the number of repetitions will be increased.

Also known as: Control Group

Control group

Pyhsiotherapy Modalities OTHER

20 minutes hotpack, 3-5 minutes ultrasound and 20 minutes conventional type Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) are going to be applied to lumbar region of all patients in prone position.

Also known as: Both Groups

Control group; Dance therapy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The study is going to be conducted only with female patients.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Those who agree to participate in the study voluntarily
• Having low back pain lasting longer than 3 months,
• Having values between 4 and 7 on the Visual Analog Scale.
• Female individuals between the ages of 18-65

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hasan Kalyoncu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Chronic 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: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research assistant

Model Details: Two randomized controlled groups Forty female patients who were diagnosed with chronic low back pain and met the inclusion criteria of the study were divided into two groups.These individuals are going to be divided into groups as the odd numbers to study group and even numbers to the control group. Inclusion criteria of patients; * Those who agree to participate in the study voluntarily * Having low back pain lasting longer than 3 months, * Having values between 4 and 7 on the Visual Analog Scale. * Female individuals between the ages of 18-65 Exclusion criteria of patients; Those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m², pregnant women, those with following problems; neural findings, malignancy, inflammation, arthritis, metabolic bone disease, column vertebralis or lower extremity surgery, cardiovascular system diseases, severe osteoporosis, communication and hearing disorders, and those who illiterate, receive other treatment for low back pain.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2022
• First Posted: March 29, 2022
• Study Start: February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2022
• Study Completion: May 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 11, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

TU (1)