NCT03862898

Efficacy of the Lumbar Stabilization and Thoracic Mobilization Exercises in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

Completed NA Last updated 7 March 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Lumbar stabilization exercises in Chronic Low Back Pain in 80 participants. Completed in 30 March 2018.

Timeline

29 June 2017

Primary endpoint
30 March 2018

30 March 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Stefan Kostadinović
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	80
Start date	29 June 2017
Primary completion	30 March 2018
Estimated completion	30 March 2018
Sites	1 location across Serbia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Lumbar stabilization exercises

Conditions studied

• Chronic Low Back Pain — all drugs for Chronic Low Back Pain →

Sponsor

Stefan Kostadinović

Who can join

Adults 25 to 60, any sex, with Chronic Low Back Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Chronic low-back pain (CLBP) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, which according to the new classification of the International Association for Pain Research (IASP), is recognized as an independent entity and belongs to a mixed type of pain caused by central sensitization , which is present for more than 12 weeks. Studies have found that lumbar segmental instability (LSI) is one of the most significant cause of lumbar pain through the movement of each spinal segment where degenerative changes were observed in the discs. The aim of this study was to compare the program of lumbar stabilization exercises in the open and closed kinetic chain, in relation to the program of lumbar stabilization exercises and thoracic mobilization in a closed kinetic chain, to evaluate the clinical efficacy of both exercise programs and determine whether initial pain intensity values and disability levels affect the outcome of patients with chronic low back pain. The study was conducted as randomized, single-blind, controlled trial in 80 chronic low-back pain (CLBP) patients of both sexes (35 male, 45 female), average age (48.45 +/- 10.22 years, treated at the Rehabilitation Clinic "Dr. Miroslav Zotović" in Belgrade between June 2017 and March 2018. Respondents were divided into two groups of 40 patients by simple randomization. Participants were given laser therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and an eight-week kinesiotherapy that included exercises to strengthen the deep lumbar spine stabilizers. Retesting was done after 4 and 8 weeks. Patients who performed lumbar stabilization and thoracic mobilization exercises program in a closed kinetic chain had better functional recovery and a significant reduction in pain intensity compared to respondents who performed a lumbar stabilization program in opened and closed kinetic chain.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.