Sling Suspension Versus Gym Balls in the Treatment of Juvenile Spinal Osteochondrosis

Sling Suspension Versus Gym Balls in the Treatment of Juvenile Spinal Osteochondrosis in Adolescent Girls

This study compares effect of swiss ball exercises with sling suspension exercises in the treatment of juvenile osteochondrosis in adolescent-girls

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Juvenile Osteochondrosis of Spine
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Sling suspension using red cord; Procedure: Gym ball exercises

Detailed Description

One of the main tasks in the treatment of osteochondrosis related back pain is training trunk stabilizing muscles. This might be achieved by using a sling suspension exercise systems. Redcord is a trademark for Sling Exercise Therapy. Suspension exercise training has been shown to improves functional movement patterns more effectively than traditional exercise by creating a challenging and pain free environment for movement re-training. Another commonly used option in the treatment of juvenile osteochondrosis is Gymball, also known as Swissball core training programmes that are popular trends in physiotherapy and strength and conditioning programs. Benefits of Gymball core training exercises that facilitate spinal stability and balance have often been emphasized by researchers in development of strength and endurance, flexibility, and neuromuscular control as a cost effective and enjoyable way to treat and prevent back pain. Both exercises modes are used in treatment of back pain and muscle training in young people with juvenile osteochondrosis, what is why this study aims to compare Sling Suspension therapy with Gymball exercise in this population.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Lithuania
  • Kaunas, Lithuania, 44221
    • Vilma Dudoniene

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis - juvenile osteochondrosis (according to the International classification of Diseases - ICD M 42 gender: female

Exclusion Criteria:

• any other medical diagnosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sling suspension therapy; 3-week duration of exercises using red cord and consisting of 15 sessions for 30 minutes each.	Procedure: Sling suspension using red cord; 3 weeks duration, 15 sessions, and 30 minutes a day for five consecutive days a week. Back pain, endurance of trunk muscles (flexors, extensors and side flexors), and standing posture were evaluated pre and post interventions.; Other Names: SST
Active Comparator: Swiss ball therapy; 3-week duration exercise for trunk muscles strengthening and posture improvement consisting of 15 sessions for 30 minutes each.	Procedure: Gym ball exercises; 3 weeks duration, 15 sessions, and 30 minutes a day for five consecutive days a week. Back pain, endurance of trunk muscles (flexors, extensors and side flexors), and standing posture were evaluated pre and post interventions.; Other Names: GBT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Height	Body height was measured in meters with an accuracy of 5 mm	baseline
Back pain	was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS). Participants were asked to report "current" pain intensity. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain (5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75- 100 mm).	baseline
Endurance of the trunk muscles	was tested according those suggested by S. McGill (2007) and endurance duration was recorder in seconds. The back extensors ; The trunk flexors ; The lateral musculature	baseline
Weight	Body weight was measured in kilograms with an accuracy of 100 g	baseline
Posture evaluation	Standing posture was evaluated by a commonly used clinical assessment technique - visual assessment. In an attempt to minimize data collection error, one experienced examiner evaluated all the study participants' posture. The examiner was blind to the scope of the study and to the group that the subjects belonged to.	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Back pain	was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS). Participants were asked to report "current" pain intensity. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain (5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75- 100 mm).	3 weeks
Change in Endurance of the trunk muscles	was tested according those suggested by S. McGill (2007) and endurance duration was recorder in seconds. The back extensors ; The trunk flexors ; The lateral musculature	3 weeks
Improvement in Posture evaluation	Standing posture was evaluated by a commonly used clinical assessment technique - visual assessment. In an attempt to minimize data collection error, one experienced examiner evaluated all the study participants' posture. The examiner was blind to the scope of the study and to the group that the subjects belonged to.	3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Lithuanian Sports University
• Collaborators: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences; University of Brighton

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 30, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): December 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): February 22, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 26, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 22, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: back pain; suspension therapy; Gymball; standing posture; muscle endurance
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Spinal Curvatures; Kyphosis; Osteochondrosis; Scheuermann Disease; Spinal Osteochondrosis
• Other Study ID Numbers: LithuanianSportsU

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided
• IPD Plan Description: There is a plan to share IPD with other researchers

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No