Effects of Kendall Exercises Versus Kabat Exercises in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Low back pain (LBP) is pain, muscle tension, or stiffness under the costal border and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Combination product: Kendall Exercise; Combination product: Kabat Exercises

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 46
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
      • Younas hospital daska

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both Genders
• Adults Aged Between 30-65
• Low Back pain should be Persistent for more than 12 weeks
• Visual Analogue scale or VAS of 3 or higher
• Idiopathic pain
• Ability to engage in physical activity and participate in the intervention program
• Willingness and ability to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Low back pain due to other causes

  1. Fibromyalgia
  2. Previous spine surgery
  3. Spondylolisthesis
  4. Spondylolysis
  5. Rheumatoid arthritis or Ankylosing spondylitis
  6. Spinal inflammation or tumor
  7. Spinal or pelvis fracture
  8. Osteoporosis
  9. Respiratory or heart diseases
  10. Stroke
  11. Pregnancy
• Persistent use of pain medication
• Patients who had undergone any other treatments, such as acupuncture or physical therapy, in the last 3 months
• Anticipated inability to comply with study protocols or attend scheduled."

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Kendall Exercise	Combination product: Kendall Exercise; The Kendall Exercises focus on correcting posture, strengthening the core, and re-educating muscles to improve spinal alignment and reduce pain .These exercises primarily target specific muscles and joint actions to help patients regain their range of motion.
Active Comparator: Kabat Exercises	Combination product: Kabat Exercises; The principle of the Kabat exercises is based on a series of neuromuscular facilitation techniques that emphasize dynamic movement patterns, flexibility, and coordination to enhance functional mobility and alleviate pain.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale	The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a way of measuring pain intensity. It is often utilized in investigations concerning pain management. Visual analog scales (VAS) are psychometric measuring tools created to record the characteristics of disease-related symptom severity in individual patients and utilize this to achieve a quick (statistically observable and reproducible) classification of symptom severity and disease control. Scores are taken by placing a handwritten mark along a 10-cm line that depicts a pain spectrum between ""no pain"" and ""worst pain.""	12 Months
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)	The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a widely used instrument for determining the degree of impairment and how low back pain affects a person's ability to do daily chores. Each of its 10 sections focuses on a different aspect of everyday life, such as pain severity, personal cleanliness, walking, lifting, sitting, standing, sleeping, and social life. A person's scores for each component are added based on the severity of their condition to determine their total disability percentage, which can range from 0% (no impairment) to 100% (severe disability). It is widely used in clinical settings to track changes over time and assess the effectiveness of treatments for low back pain (27). The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) exhibits great validity (correlation with VAS: r= 0.67; Roland Morris: r=0.76) and high reliability (Cronbach's α > 0.70, ICC > 0.90)	12 Months
Goniometer	A Goniometer is simple yet effective tool used to measure the range of motion of a joint. 0% to 20%: minimal disability: 21%-40%: moderate disability: 41%-60%: severe disability: Pain remains the main problem in this group but activities of daily living are affected. These patients require a detailed investigation. 61%-80%: crippled: Back pain impinges on all aspects of the patient's life. Positive intervention is required. 81%-100%: These patients are either bed-bound or exaggerating their symptoms.	12 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Superior University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 20, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 20, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): April 6, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 6, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: MSRSW/Batch-Fall23/819

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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