NCT03097497

Physiotherapy Re-education of Pre-activation of the Transverse Abdominis in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Completed NA Last updated 8 November 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Physiotherapy re-education program in Chronic Non-specific Low-Back Pain in 38 participants. Completed in 30 November 2018.

Timeline

30 April 2017

Primary endpoint
30 August 2017

30 November 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universitat de Lleida
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	38
Start date	30 April 2017
Primary completion	30 August 2017
Estimated completion	30 November 2018
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Physiotherapy re-education program
• Conventional treatment by GP

Conditions studied

• Chronic Non-specific Low-Back Pain — all drugs for Chronic Non-specific Low-Back Pain →

Sponsor

Universitat de Lleida

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Chronic Non-specific Low-Back Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Hypothesis: The hypothesis of the study is that the physiotherapeutic re-education of the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle decreases pain intensity in patients with chronic non-specific low-back pain by at least 30% and is more effective than conventional treatment.

Aims: the principal aim is to determine the effectiveness of a physiotherapeutic re-education program based on the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle on pain intensity in adult patients diagnosed with chronic non-specific low-back pain compared to conventional treatment in a primary care setting. The secondary aims of the study are to assess the effects of a physiotherapeutic re-education program based on the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle on: (1) disability and limitations for the development of the activities of daily living associated with LBP, (2) transverse abdominal muscle muscle contraction, (3) to assess whether the resistance training parameters applied to older adults are valid for young adults and (4) to determine whether the training protocols used for the cervical spine could be extrapolated to the lumbar spine.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effectiveness of an exercise intervention based on preactivation of the abdominal transverse muscle in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain in primary care: a randomized control trial.
   Rubí-Carnacea F, Masbernat-Almenara M, Climent-Sanz C, Soler-González J, et al · · 2023 · cited 7× · PMID 37674205 · DOI 10.1186/s12875-023-02140-3