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NCT Number: NCT03849053

Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain

The purpose of this research study focuses on the re-harmonization of the kinetic chains and posture based on spinal muscular atrophy and global stretching while trying to test the effectiveness of Mézières therapy on sports subjects with low back pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postural; Strain Signs and Symptoms Sprains and Strains Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The experimental study was conducted on 139 young athletes of National Rhythmic Gymnastics of Murcia, UCAM Murcia CF and UCAM Murcia CB/EBA during a six months period in the city of Murcia. Precisely, the Mézières therapy was conducted in an experimental group of 69 athletes and in a control group with other 70 athletes with Low Back Pain. This study is developed through a cycle of global stretching decompensate interventions on the athletes with postural alterations and vertebral pain at 95% confidence level. The statistical analysis was handled by using the univariate general linear model with the support of SPSS statistics.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • between 15 - 39 years
  • athletes with low back pain lasting more than 1 month
  • scoliosis
  • kyphosis

Exclusion criteria

  • presence of tumors or spinal metastases
  • vertebral fractures
  • osteoporosis
  • infection or inflammation in acute diseases with involvement of the central nervous system
  • herniated discs

Treatment and study plan

Mézières Therapy for Low back pain

Other

Spinal muscular global stretching

Primary outcomes

  1. VAS (Visual Analogic Scale)

    Time frame: 6 months

    It consists in identifying the patient, on a 10 cm line, the point that best represents his pain, where 0 means no pain and 10 = worst possible pain.

  2. Sit and Reach flexibility test

    Time frame: 6 months

    Designed to test the flexibility of lower back and hamstring muscles and is important as a result of lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain. The score is recorded to the nearest inch/cm or inch/cm as the distance reached by the hand. For women, the lowest value is ˂ -15 cm and the highest is ˃ +30 cm. For men instead, the lowest value is ˂ -20 cm and the highest is >+27 cm.

  3. Runtastic Performance Pedometer

    Time frame: 6 months

    • Runtastic PRO is an app aimed at recording fitness in many activities and sports. It captures all basic data: distance, average speed, speed between mile markers, altitude, pace, step between mile markers, duration, calories burned and route plotted on a map using Global Positioning System. The final result shows how many steps are made in the arc of the minute (st / 60sec).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Roland-Morris Questionnaire (CRM)

    Time frame: 6 months

    Measures the physical disability of athletes and consists of 24 points of functional capacity of the back. The sense of progression is: the more serious the worse is the performance.

  2. Health status questionnaire (SF-12)

    Time frame: 6 months

    The questionnaire consists in 12 items of the 8 dimensions of the SF-36 (124) such as: physical function (2), social function (1), physical role (2), emotional role (2), mental health (2), vitality (1), body pain (1), general health (1). Meanwhile response options forms Likert-type scales that evaluate intensity or frequency are achieved.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Mézières Therapy in the UCAM's Athletes With Low Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 21, 2019
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2019

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