NCT05708781

Efficacy of Core Strengthening and Intensive Dynamic Back Exercises in Patient With Low Back Pain

Efficacy of Core Strengthening and Intensive Dynamic Back Exercises on Pain, Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Functional Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain. a Randomized Comparative Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Najran University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of core strengthening and intensive dynamic back exercises on pain, muscle strength, endurance, and functional disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Detailed description

The study will be based on a three-arm parallel group randomized control design. Forty-five participants with chronic non-specific low back pain will be recruited from the Physiotherapy department, at Integral University, India. Study objectives and procedure will be properly explained and written informed consent will be obtained at the beginning of the study. All the participants will be randomly divided into three groups A, B, and C. Experimental group A will be receiving the hot pack, active Stretching, isometric exercise intervention, and core strengthening exercises while group B will receive the hot pack, active Stretching, isometric exercise intervention, and intensive dynamic back exercises, control group C will receive the hot pack, active Stretching, isometric exercise intervention.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Core strengthening exercise	1. Isolated lumbar stabilization muscle training: 2. Bridge track: 3. Dead bug track: 4. Quadruped Track: 5. Supine Track: 6. Side-support Track: 7. Prone Track: 8. Standing Track:
OTHER	intensive dynamic back exercise	1. Trunk lifting Prone on a couch, hips at the edge, upper part of the body free but supported by the hands against the floor. Strap fixation over the calves. With hands on the forehead, the trunk is lifted to the greatest possible extension in hips and spine. If necessary, starting with support from physical therapist. During pauses a chair in front of the couch supports the patient. 2. Leg lifting Standing by the end of the couch, leaning over to a prone position with the hips against the edge in 90 degree flexion, knees 45 degree and feet on the floor. Strap fixation over the chest. Straps around knees to keep legs together. Both legs are straightened and lifted to the greatest possible extension in hips and spine. Again support from physical therapist is necessary. 3. Pull to neck Sitting on a tool with the arms straight and abducted over the head and hands grasping a weight lever. Against sub-maximal resistance the lever is pulled behind neck and shoulders.
OTHER	Control group	Hot Pack was given for twenty minutes, slow sustained stretching exercises ( 20 second hold, 10- second relaxation) were given, and isometric exercise of the back((10 repetitions of two sets with 10 seconds hold) alternate days for six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-20
• Primary completion: 2023-08-17
• Completion: 2023-09-28
• First posted: 2023-02-01
• Last updated: 2023-11-22

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: India, Saudi Arabia