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NCT Number: NCT04284982

Periodized Resistance Training for Persistent Non-specific Low Back Pain

In this study the feasibility is investigated of a 16-week supervised heavy resistance training program with weekly undulating periodization for individuals with persistent non-specific 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–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dept of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Trondheim, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • persistent non-specific low back pain with a duration >3 months
  • average low back pain intensity last two weeks >= 4 on numerical pain rating scale (0-10 scale)
  • no experience with heavy resistance training.

Exclusion criteria

  • previous surgery of the low back
  • radiculopathy
  • structural spinal changes and/or specific spinal conditions that limit function (spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis/spondylolysis, protrusion, structural scoliosis)
  • autoimmune and systemic inflammatory diseases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • neurological diseases
  • severe osteoporosis.

Treatment and study plan

16-week supervised heavy resistance training program with weekly undulating periodization

Behavioral

Participants trained a whole-body program consisting of squat, bench press, deadlift and pendlay row two times per week for 16 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Low back pain intensity on 0-10 Numerical Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    From questionnaire: current pain, pain the last two weeks and pain the last four weeks, scale from 0-10 were 0 equals no pain and 10 equals the worst pain imaginable

  2. Low back pain intensity on 0-10 Numerical Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    From questionnaire: current pain, pain the last two weeks and pain the last four weeks, scale from 0-10 were 0 equals no pain and 10 equals the worst pain imaginable

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Periodized Resistance Training for Persistent Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Feb 26, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 26, 2020

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