NCT01505582

Inspiratory Muscle Training and Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. In addition, the respiratory movement has a disturbing effect on postural balance. Postural balance seems to be impaired in individuals with respiratory disorders. Besides the essential role of respiration, the diaphragm may also play an important role in the control of the trunk and postural balance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain. In addition, disorders of respiration have been identified as strongly related to low back pain. The aim of the study is to clarify whether inspiratory muscle training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

Conditions

• Inspiratory Muscle Training
• Low Back Pain
• Respiratory Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Inspiratory muscle training	Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of 60% Pi,max
OTHER	Sham inspiratory muscle training	Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of 10% Pi,max

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-01-06
• Last updated: 2013-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium