Evaluation of Isostretching Effects in Patients With Mechanical and Postural Chronic Low Back Pain
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Isostretching is effective in treating chronic back pain to improve pain, quality of life and functional capacity.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Objective: This study investigated the influence of isostretching on patients with chronic low back pain. Methods: It was a randomized, controlled trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis, and blind assessment. Fifty-four patients with chronic low back pain were randomized to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group performed isostretching twice a week for 45 days, while the control group remained on the waiting list for physical therapy. Patients were submitted to evaluations at baseline, after 20 and 45 days of treatment with regard to pain, quality of life, functional capacity, and satisfaction. Results: The experimental group exhibited statistically significant improvements in comparison to the control group with regard to pain (p = .003), functional capacity (p = .026), patient satisfaction (p < .001), and quality of life as determined by the functional capacity (p = .012), physical aspects (p = .011) and pain (p = .006) subscales of the SF-36. The experimental group used a significantly lesser amount of pain medication than the control group (p = .03). Conclusion: Isostretching was effective in reducing pain and in improving function, patient satisfaction and some aspects of quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Physiotherapy treatment technique Randomized clinical trial controlling and using at the time of allocation, toss with sealed envelopes, sealed and opaque. The study group will be dealt with "technical isostretching" |
Other: Isostretching
12 interventions (two times per week) for 45 minutes
Other Names:
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No Intervention: Patients remained on the waiting list Randomized clinical trial controlling and using at the time of allocation, toss with sealed envelopes, sealed and opaque. The study group will be dealt with control group. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Evaluation of isostretching effects in patients with chronic low back pain [1 month]
Reviewed by analog pain scale. (VAS)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Individuals diagnosed with chronic low back pain with pain located between the last rib and the gluteal fold over 12 weeks;
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Mechanical back pain that worsens with exertion and relieved by rest;
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Pain between 3 and 8 cm measured by analog pain scale.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects who presented pain root
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Fibromyalgia
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Severe scoliosis with abnormal alignment of the spine (Cobb angle> 40); Tumors in the column; Infiltration in the lumbar spine in the last three months; Previous surgery of the spine (patients return to work or process expulsion)
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Have changed or initiated physical activity in the last three months
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Body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Erika Rosangela Alves Prado | Maceió | Alagoas | Brazil | 57051-540 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Federal University of São Paulo
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erika Rosângela A Prado, Specialist, Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 1-Prado