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Anticipatory Muscle Control and Effect of Stabilizing Exercises in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Study NCT00201513   Information provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology
First Received: September 16, 2005   Last Updated: January 22, 2008   History of Changes

September 16, 2005
January 22, 2008
January 2006
September 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Muscle activity onset in transversus abdominal muscle [ Time Frame: 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Muscle activity onset in transversus abdominal muscle
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00201513 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Pain [ Time Frame: 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Function (Oswestry v2) [ Time Frame: 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Fear of avoidance belief [ Time Frame: 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Assessment of isolated transversus abd. and multifidus control [ Time Frame: 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Pain
  • Function (Oswestry v2)
  • Fear of avoidance belief
  • Assessment of isolated transverus abd. and multifidus control
 
Anticipatory Muscle Control and Effect of Stabilizing Exercises in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain
Randomized Controlled Trial of Stabilizing Exercises and Effect on Anticipatory Muscle Control in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain

Muscular stability is essential to the spinal column to avoid harmful strain and injury to its structures. Sudden postural disturbances impose reactive internal forces through the spine. If the muscles do not react before the internal reactive forces propagate through the spine, there is a short fraction of time where the spinal column may lack sufficient muscular support. Studies have shown that in patients with low back pain deep abdominal and back muscle have a delayed response to reactive forces. The purpose of this study is to verify these findings and to investigate whether tailored interventions can improve the reaction time in stabilizing muscle around the lower spinal column i patients with subacute and chronic low back pain.

 
 
Interventional
Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Low Back Pain
Procedure: Exercise or information
  • Experimental: Isolated TrA exercises (low load)
  • Experimental: Sling exercises (high load)
  • Active Comparator: Non-specific group exercises
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
99
October 2008
September 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Unspecific subacute, subacute remitting and chronic LBP
  • Both sexes, 20-60 yrs of age
  • LBP between 2-8 on a 11-pt numeric rating scale

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous back surgery
  • Sick listed more than one year
  • Radiating pain below knee or motor deficits
  • Systemic diseases and "red flags"
  • Diagnosed psychiatric disease
  • Ingoing insurance claim
  • Pregnancy
Both
20 Years to 60 Years
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Norway
 
NCT00201513
Ottar Vasseljen, Medical Faculty, Norw. Univ. Of Sci and Technol.
REK 4.2005.1720
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
Study Chair: Ottar Vasseljen, PhD National center for spinal diseases
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
January 2008

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