Anticipatory Muscle Control and Effect of Stabilizing Exercises in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

September 16, 2005

Last Updated Date

January 22, 2008

Start Date ^ICMJE

January 2006

Primary Completion Date

September 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Muscle activity onset in transversus abdominal muscle [ Time Frame: 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Muscle activity onset in transversus abdominal muscle

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00201513 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

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 ]

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Pain
Function (Oswestry v2)
Fear of avoidance belief
Assessment of isolated transverus abd. and multifidus control

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Anticipatory Muscle Control and Effect of Stabilizing Exercises in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain

Official Title ^ICMJE

Randomized Controlled Trial of Stabilizing Exercises and Effect on Anticipatory Muscle Control in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Low Back Pain

Intervention ^ICMJE

Procedure: Exercise or information

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Experimental: Isolated TrA exercises (low load)
Experimental: Sling exercises (high load)
Active Comparator: Non-specific group exercises

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

Estimated Completion Date

October 2008

Primary Completion Date

September 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

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

Gender

Both

Ages

20 Years to 60 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Norway

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00201513

Responsible Party

Ottar Vasseljen, Medical Faculty, Norw. Univ. Of Sci and Technol.

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

REK 4.2005.1720

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy

Investigators ^ICMJE

Study Chair:

Ottar Vasseljen, PhD

National center for spinal diseases

Information Provided By

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Verification Date

January 2008

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