NCT06762951

Pilates Mat Versus Segmental Control Exercises In Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Pilates Mat Versus Segmental Control Exercises On Spinopelvic Angles In Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study sought to determine the effect of Pilates exercises versus segmental control exercises on spinopelvic angles, pain intensity, and functional disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Detailed description

Low back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal condition and constitutes a global public health problem. The majority of patients (up to 90%) are categorized as having nonspecific low back pain, which is described as symptoms lack of clear particular reasons, i.e., beginning of low back pain is not known. Many clinical guidelines and systematic reviews have recommended exercise therapy as one of the preferred treatments at decreasing pain and improving function in NSLBP. In the last decade, the Pilates method has become one of the most popular exercise programmes incorporated in clinical practice. Therapeutic exercises, specifically Segmental control exercises, decrease pain, reduce disability, improve quality of life, increase muscular endurance and strength, improve segmental stability, and reduce risk of injury. Studies have shown that both segmental control exercises and Pilate's exercises are effective in the management of pain and disability in individuals with Chronic LBP. However, it appears there is dearth of empirical data establishing which is more effective between the segmental control exercises and Pilates exercises on individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain. Thus, there exist certain gaps involving the two therapeutic techniques. Therefore, this study sought to determine the effect of Pilates exercises versus segmental control exercises on spinopelvic angles, pain intensity, and functional disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Conditions

• Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates mat exercices	Pilates mat exercise which consists of (single leg stretch + Pelvic press + Swimming + Opposite arm and leg reach + Side to side), 3 sets of 10 repetitions.
OTHER	Segmental control exercises	Segmental control exercise which consists of (Segmental control over primary stabilizers, Exercises in closed chain, and Exercises in open chain)
OTHER	Traditional physical therapy	Traditional physical therapy eg. (Back, hamstring, calf and hip flexors stretches, Abdominal curl-up exercise in supine, Back extensors exercise in prone, and Hip extensors exercises in prone along with ultrasound and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-01
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2025-01-08
• Last updated: 2025-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt