Kettlebell Swings & Low Back Pressure Pain Threshold

October 3, 2018 updated by: University of Central Florida

Short Term Effects of Kettlebell Swings on Low Back Pain Pressure Threshold in Healthy Young Adults Utilizing a Tabata Protocol Format.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a high intensity kettlebell workout, utilizing a Tabata protocol format, can decrease objective measures of pain pressure threshold in subjects without low back pain. The results of the study could have implications for the use of high intensity kettlebell workouts in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The kettlebell swing is a full body, posterior-chain focused, ballistic exercise shown to register large recruitment of the gluteal muscles, which are frequently weak in a patients suffering from low back pain. The Tabata protocol is a high-intensity training protocol in which subjects perform 20 seconds of all out effort (i.e. as many swings as possible), followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for a total of eight rounds. The rapid contraction-relaxation cycles utilized in the kettlebell swing are theorized to aid in the pumping out of muscle metabolites in the low back musculature, thus providing potential relief of chronic low back pain.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32816
        • University of Central Florida

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Those subjects between the ages of 18 and 45
  • No current low back pain or pre-existing injuries that may be currently affecting them
  • No positive response on the Health History questionnaire and PAR-Q.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current low back pain
  • Pre-existing injuries currently affecting the subject
  • Positive response on the Health History Questionnaire or PAR-Q
  • We will also be excluding minors and prisoners from this study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tabata Kettlebell Swings

Participants in this group performed:

  1. A brief dynamic warm-up (10 clockwise and counterclockwise arm circles, 10 horizontal arm swings, and 15 air squats)
  2. Receive instruction on the kettlebell swing
  3. Performed a high-intensity workout in a "Tabata Kettlebell Swings" format, which involves 20 seconds of all out effort followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for a total of 8 times.
Other: Tabata Kettlebell Swing Workout
See description of experimental arm.
Active Comparator: Control Group

Participants in this group performed:

1. A brief dynamic warm-up (10 clockwise and counterclockwise arm circles, 10 horizontal arm swings, and 15 air squats)
Other: Control
see description of control arm

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pressure measured in kilopascals
Time Frame: 1 minute post-intervention
Pressure algometry measured in kilopascals
1 minute post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Central Florida

Investigators

  • Study Director: William J Hanney, PhD, University of Central Florida

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

October 4, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 4, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 020551

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