NCT05959317

Effects of Pilates Exercises and Neural Dynamic Mobilization in Sciatica Patients

Effect of 6-weeks Pilates Exercise Versus Neural Dynamic Mobilization on Pain, Flexibility and Quantity of Life in Patients With Sciatica.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main purpose of the study is to find the effects of Pilates exercises and neural mobilization techniques on pain, flexibility and quality of life in sciatica patients. It will be a randomized controlled trial in which participants selected through non probability convenience sampling, to evaluate the effect of 6-week Pilates exercises versus neural dynamic mobilization techniques on pain, flexibility and quality of life in sciatica patients. Patients aged range from 18 to 65 years. The data will be collected from Service Hospital Lahore. Patients will have diagnosed with sciatica low back pain radiating down hip to knee, numbness, paresthesia and with positive SLR will include in this study whereas patients with considerable musculoskeletal deformity, previous hip, knee and ankle surgery and foot ulceration will be excluded from study .The participants will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups. Group A will perform Pilates mats exercises 30 minutes, two times a week and the Group B will perform neural dynamic mobilization for 15 minutes, two times a week, for 6-weeks respectively. Pain will be assessed by using BPFS, flexibility with Canadian sit to reach test and QOL with SF-36 questionnaire. SPSS software will be used for data entry and analysis.

Conditions

• Sciatica

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates Exercises	Pilates exercises will be perform for 15-30 minutes for one session 3 days a week for 6-weeks than after 6 week reassess the QOL, pain and flexibility.
OTHER	Neural dynamic mobilization	Neural dynamic mobilization will be perform for 15-30 minutes for one session 3 days a week for 6-weeks after 6 weeks reassess the QOL, pain and flexibility.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-05
• Primary completion: 2023-07-15
• Completion: 2023-07-30
• First posted: 2023-07-25
• Last updated: 2023-12-27

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Pakistan