Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises Versus Pilates Exercises on Postnatal Low Back Pain

NCT06284018 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: postnatal low back pain
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to compare between the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises and the effect of pilates exercises on postnatal low back pain

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Progressive muscle relaxation exercises; Pilate's exercises; Low back pain.; post natal period; relaxation exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pressure Algometer

  Assessment of pressure pain thresholds is a valid and reliable clinical tool to evaluate the subjective perception of pain in response to application of pressure in low back pain patient. Pressure algometry is used in manual therapy to objectively quantify the pressure pain thresholds and it was shown that a predictable variation exists across various spinal levels from cervical to lumbar levels. The examiner determined the main 4 points of assessment (5 cm lateral to the spinous process of L3 and L5 bilaterally), the force of PA was gradually increased at a rate of 1 kg/s, by silently counting seconds while increasing pressure, then the patient was asked to tell the examiner when the pressure became painful while the examiner applied the pressure on the assessment points

  period of treatment was 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Oswestry Disability Index

  period of treatment was 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

intervention group1

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A consisted of thirty postnatal women. They were treated by progressive muscle relaxation exercises three times per week for 4 weeks.

Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises

intervention group 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B consisted of thirty postnatal women. They were treated by pilates exercises three times per week for 4 weeks.

Other: Pilates Exercises

Interventions

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises OTHER

* Focus on the targeted muscle group. * Take a slow, deep breath while squeezing on muscle group as hard as she can (not to the point of strain). Keep the muscle tensed for 5 seconds. Hands and arms, forehead ,Eyes and Cheek, Mouth and Jaw , Neck and Shoulder ,Stomach , Leg and Toes

intervention group1

Pilates Exercises OTHER

Pilates exercise program consisted of floor exercises on a rubber mat, including the following exercises: a- Pelvic Curl. b- Single-Leg Lift. c- Chest Lift. d- Supine Spine Twist. e- Basic Back Extension.

intervention group 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• ages were ranged from 25 to 35 years old and their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2. They were postnatal by three months. The number of parity of all women was ranged from (1-3) times.

You may not qualify if:

• previous trauma to the spine, pelvis and lower limbs,
• previous history of spinal surgery (such as spinal fusion surgery, vertebroplasty, or - --kyphoplasty), congenital spinal deformities, history of spinal tumors, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis other spondyloarthritis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

faculty of physical therapy: Cairo university

Giza, 12662, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Exercise Movement Techniques

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Hala M Emara, phd

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Model Details: intervention The design of the study was randomized controlled study. The patients were divided randomly into two equal groups (A\&B). Group A consisted of thirty postnatal women. They were treated by progressive muscle relaxation exercises three times per week for 4 weeks. Group B consisted of thirty postnatal women. They were treated by pilates exercises three times per week for 4 weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2024
• First Posted: February 28, 2024
• Study Start: February 24, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 15, 2024
• Last Updated: July 1, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)