Impact of a Balance Reeducation Protocol on Pain, Function and Postural Control of Low Back Pain Patients

Comparison of Balance Reeducation Plus General Exercises Versus General Exercises Only: Impact on Pain, Function and Postural Control of Low Back Pain Patients

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a balance reeducation protocol and an evidenced based protocol on pain, function and postural control of low back pain patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Balance reeducation plus general exercise; Other: General exercise only

Detailed Description

Both groups will perform general exercises for back pain (stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles, plus exercises to enhance lumbar and pelvic flexibility but the balance or experimental group will perform in addition five minutes of exercises that challenge postural stability in the sitting position. The evolution of the two groups concerning pain level, function and postural control will be compared.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 35
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo
    • Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, 06020-190
      • Centro Universitário Fieo

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 69 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• must have low back pain longer than three months and age between 40 and 69 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• balance or neuromuscular disorders, spine surgery, diabetes.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Balance reeducation plus exercise; exercises that challenge postural control are performed in addition to general exercises for stretch and strength of abdominal and paraspinal muscles	Other: Balance reeducation plus general exercise; patients perform balance reeducation exercises in addition to general exercises for stretch and strength of back and abdominal muscles; Other Names: balance group, intervention group
Other: General exercise only; general exercise for stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles	Other: General exercise only; exercises for stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles; Other Names: control group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perceived pain	Pain was measured by an Analogic Visual Scale	5 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Function	Function was measured by the Roland-Morris Questionnaire	5 weeks
Postural Control	Postural control was measured by Functional Reach Test and by posturography	5 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centro Universitari Fieo
• Collaborators: University of Sao Paulo
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Thais Bojadsen, PhD, Centro Universitário Fieo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): April 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 27, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2011
• Last Verified: December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; low back pain; function; balance reeducation
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2008/069241