NCT05401513

Pilates Method in Helicopter Pilots With Low Back Pain

Effects of an Exercise Program Based on the Pilates Method in Brazilian Air Force Helicopter Pilots With Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 38 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of an exercise program, based on the Pilates method, on the low back pain and muscle fatigue of Brazilian Air Force helicopter pilots.

Detailed description

Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial composed by Brazilian Air Force helicopter instructors. The volunteers will be submitted to an initial evaluation composed by painful sensation, analyzed through the Numerical Pain Scale, disability associated with low back pain, using the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, and back muscle fatigue, through the Ito test. The pilots will be randomly assigned to the Exercise Group (exercise program based on the Pilates method, twice a week for 12 weeks) and Control Group (no intervention). After the sixth and 12th week of the beginning of the intervention program a new evaluation will be carried out, identical to the initial one.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates Group	The individuals of the Pilates group will perform specific exercises of the method, which will involve mobility, stability and muscular resistance. The exercises will progress according to the level of difficulty (basic, intermediate and advanced), load and repetition every three or four weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-20
• Primary completion: 2022-09-30
• Completion: 2022-11-01
• First posted: 2022-06-02
• Last updated: 2022-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil