NCT05544331

Rehabilitation in Lumbar Disc Herniation

Comparison of Written and Video Home Exercise Program in the Patients With Chronic Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Marmara University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of written and video based home exercise program in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation on pain level, function and quality of life.

Detailed description

45 symptomatic lumbar disc herniation patients, who are in chronic period and aged between 18-65 years, will be included. The participants will be randomised into three groups. 15 patients will be included in the written home exercise group,15 patients will be in video based home exercise group and 15 patients in the control group. In the written exercise group and video based exercise group, exercise programs will be 8 weeks. In the control group, the exercise protocol will not be performed during 8 weeks. The outcomes will include the quality of life, pain level, functional capacity, kinesiophobia. In the exercise groups, the evaluations will be made in the first interview (before exercise program), at the end of 8 weeks of exercise (when the exercise program is completed) and in 12th weeks (4 weeks after the exercise program completion). Evaluations in the control group will be carried out at the first interview, at the 8th week, 12th weeks.

Conditions

• Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise group (written form)	The exercise program will be structUred with core stabilization exercises. Patients will be given the written form of exercises and will be applied as home exercises. Exercise progression will be provided by position changes.
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise group (video based)	The exercise program will be structUred with core stabilization exercises. Patients will be given the exercise videos, which provide visual and auditory feedback, and will be applied as home exercises. Exercise progression will be provided by position changes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-10
• Primary completion: 2023-03-30
• Completion: 2023-06-30
• First posted: 2022-09-16
• Last updated: 2022-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)