Pilates Exercises on Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Postnatal Women

NCT07359144 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: KFSIRB200-686
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of Pilates for postnatal women with Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP).

Conditions

Pilates Exercises; Nonspecific; Low Back Pain; Postnatal Women

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain Intensity

  Pain Intensity will be assessed using Visual Analog Scale (VAS). VAS (0 represents "no pain" while 10 represents "the worst pain imaginable").

  3 months post-procedure

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Assessment of pain pressure threshold

  3 months post-procedure

• Assessment of functional disability

  3 months post-procedure

• Assessment of the quality of life

  3 months post-procedure

Study Arms (2)

Group (A) (Study group):

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will do a comprehensive exercise consisting of a home exercise program (bridges, bridge with leg extension (bridge dog), back extensions, spine twist, and child's pose), a Pilates program, and oral paracetamol as needed for pain relief.

Other: Pilates program + Home exercise program

Group (B) (Control group)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will perform a home-based exercise program consisting solely of postural correction exercises.

Other: Home exercise program

Interventions

Pilates program + Home exercise program OTHER

Patients will do a comprehensive exercise consisting of a home exercise program (bridges, bridge with leg extension (bridge dog), back extensions, spine twist, and child's pose), a Pilates program, and oral paracetamol as needed for pain relief.

Group (A) (Study group):

Home exercise program OTHER

Patients will perform a home-based exercise program consisting solely of postural correction exercises.

Group (B) (Control group)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Postnatal Women
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age ranges from 20 and 30 years old.
• Body mass index (BMI) doesn't exceed 30 kg/m2.
• Patients who are referred from a gynecologist with a diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain.
• Patients who have pain for more than three months.
• Patients who have parity ranging from one to three (to control the extreme physiological changes from multiple childbirths, ensuring a more uniform sample).
• Patients who have score more than 4 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

You may not qualify if:

• Mechanical low back pain (LBP).
• Women who had performed any spinal surgery e.g. unilateral hemilaminectomy or microdiscectomy.
• Women with history of vertebral fracture or trauma.
• Women with systemic disorder e.g. diabetes mellitus.
• Women who are pregnant.
• Women who had received physiotherapy treatment for their LBP one month before the start of this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kafrelsheikh University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kafrelsheikh University (Faculty of Physical Therapy)

Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Central Study Contacts

Eman M Elsheikh, MBBCH

CONTACT

00201009094244; emanelshiekh858@gmail.com

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: B.Sc. in Physical Therapy, Misr University for Science and Technology (2018)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2026
• First Posted: January 22, 2026
• Study Start: January 22, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After the end of study for one year.
• Access Criteria: The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.

Locations

EG (1)