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NCT Number: NCT02633917

Motor Control Exercises vs Standard Exercises in Unspecific Low Back Pain

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the effects of motor control exercises and standard exercises in the pain, incapacity and medicine intake of subjects with unspecific low-back pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Eighty-four subjects with unspecific low-back pain were randomly recruited for the present study. The subjects were randomly allocated into control group (who received one hour of standard physiotherapy exercises every days during ten days) or intervention group (who received one hour of control motor exercises every days during ten days). One month after finishing these ten days, patients should perform a home-based exercises program during two months (control group performed home-based standard physiotherapy exercises; intervention group performed home-based motor control exercises). Pain (visual analogic scale), incapacity index (Roland Morris questionnaire) and medicine intake (diary) were evaluated before the intervention, one month and three months after ending the first ten days of intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • subjects should be independent to walk
  • subjects should have unspecific low back pain during at least the last two months
  • subjects should have had at least two recidives of low back pain within the last year

Exclusion criteria

  • subjects with concomitant pathologies that impede the performance of exercises
  • pregnants
  • subjects with oncologic pathologies
  • subjects with cognitive alterations that impede the understanding of the tests

Treatment and study plan

Motor control exercises

Behavioral

exercises to strength the lumbar musculature and control the posture

Standard exercises

Behavioral

general exercises

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in pain level from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a visual analogic scale.

    Time frame: The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention

    Visual analogic scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in incapacity index from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with the Roland Morris questionnaire.

    Time frame: The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention

    Roland Morris questionnaire

  2. Change in medication intake from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a diary that subjects should complete.

    Time frame: The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention

    diary

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Registry information

Official study title

Motor Control Exercises vs Standard Exercises in Patients With Unspecific Low Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Dec 17, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 17, 2015

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