Low Back Health Education on Physical Function and Body Awareness in Academicians

NCT05948189 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022/73-06
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to investigate the effect of back health education given to academicians on physical function and body awareness. The participants of the intervention group received back health education (Back School) in the classroom. After the education program, they participated in exercise training for six weeks (one day a week). The control group was only given an informative brochure on back health and asked to read it.

Conditions

Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Keywords

Academician; physical function; body awareness; low back health; back school

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• One Leg Standing Test (eyes open and closed)

  One Leg Standing Test (eyes open and closed)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Half Squat Test

  performed half squats

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Curl-Up Test

  performed curl-up

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Sit and Reach Test

  participants asked to reach forward on the test table in long sitting position on the mat.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ)

  all the participants filled out the questionaire

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

a 6-week exercise program

Other: exercise program

Controls

NO INTERVENTION

a brochure to read

Interventions

exercise program OTHER

The participants of the intervention group received back health education (Back School) in the classroom. After the education program, they participated in exercise training for six weeks (one day a week).

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Taking part in full-time academic staff at Ondokuz Mayıs University and Samsun University in Turkey.
• To continue his/her career at the university for at least 3 years without break
• Male and female volunteer academicians between the ages of 25-65

You may not qualify if:

• Those with any identified back pain problem
• Those who have undergone spinal surgery
• Those with neurological problems
• Those with orthopedic problems
• Those with cardiac or pulmonary problems (except controlled taking by medicines.
• Part-time employees

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences in Biruni University

Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Banerjee S, Argaez C. Multidisciplinary Treatment Programs for Patients with Acute or Subacute Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2019 May 7. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546002/

  PMID: 31498579 RESULT

• Cortell-Tormo JM, Sanchez PT, Chulvi-Medrano I, Tortosa-Martinez J, Manchado-Lopez C, Llana-Belloch S, Perez-Soriano P. Effects of functional resistance training on fitness and quality of life in females with chronic nonspecific low-back pain. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2018 Feb 6;31(1):95-105. doi: 10.3233/BMR-169684.

  PMID: 28826168 RESULT

• Park HK, Song MK, Kim DJ, Choi IS, Han JY. Comparison of core muscle strengthening exercise and stretching exercise in middle-aged women with fibromyalgia: A randomized, single-blind, controlled study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Dec 17;100(50):e27854. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027854.

  PMID: 34918634 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• UGUR CAVLAK, Prof.

  Biruni University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: none of the participants did not know the group they are in.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Model Details: 94 (49 female and 45 male) volunteer academicians divided into two groups:intervention group (n=47) and control group (n=47), randomly.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2023
• First Posted: July 17, 2023
• Study Start: June 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: October 15, 2023
• Last Updated: February 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: September 1, 2023
• Access Criteria: free- open access

Locations

TU (1)