Effects Of Latissimus Dorsi Stretching On Functional Disability Related To Chronic Low Back Pain

The main objective of the study is to determine effects of latissimus dorsi stretching on functional disability related to chronic low back pain

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mechanical Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE); Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE) & Latissimus Dorsi Stretching (LDS)

Detailed Description

A single-blinded,randomized clinical trial will be conducted in /multiple rehabilitation centers of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, after taking approval from ERB/IRB respective centers. The study duration will be 3 months. the study participants will be having mechanical low back pain.

The intervention will be included latissmus dorsi stretching along with spinal stabilization exercises in one group and in comparative group spinal stabilization exercises alone. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) will be used to measure the disability related to the chronic low back pain.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 61
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Mānsehra, Pakistan
    • NOSIS clinics Mansehra Pakistan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 58 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• male and female
• 20 to 60 years
• chronic mechanical low back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who had any type of injury or fracture which limits rehabilitation
• patients with the symptoms of radiating pain
• who had disc pathology and spinal cord injury
• patients with medical conditions

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE)	Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE); Spinal stabilization exercises (SSE) including bridging, planks and tummy tuck-in will be performed. Each participant received a total 7 session thrice a week sessions in two weeks, . Each session had lasted for 30-40 minutes. Spinal stabilization exercises were repeated 5-15 times depending on the endurance of patients. Home exercise plan will also be given e.g. postural care, precautions in lifting and carrying weights etc.
Experimental: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE) & Latissimus Dorsi Stretching (LDS)	Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercises (SSE) & Latissimus Dorsi Stretching (LDS); In experimental group in addition SSE group interventions, participants will receive the latissimus dorsi stretching (LDS). Each participant received a total 7 session thrice a week sessions in two weeks. Each session had lasted for 30-40 minutes. each stretch of latissimus dorsi was of 20-30 seconds with 10-20 repetitions in each session.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Oswestry disability index	The Oswestry Disability Index (aka the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use to measure a patient's permanent functional disability. The test has been around since 1980 and is considered the 'gold standard' of low back pain functional outcome tools. SCORE DISABILITY LEVEL 0 - 4 No disability 5 - 14 Mild disability 15 - 24 Moderate disability 25 - 34 Severe disability 35 - 50 Completely disabled The Oswestry Disability Index (aka the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an ex- tremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): April 30, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 7, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 4, 2021
• Last Verified: July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: HERF/REC/2021-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

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