Aquatic Exercises for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT02422693

Last Updated: 2017-07-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-29

Study Completion Date

2017-05-10

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to compare the effect of aquatic exercises (AEG) to the aquatic exercises plus aerobic training (deep-water running) (AEDWRG) on functional status and pain in patients with specific chronic low back pain.

Detailed Description

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In general, the population will have at least one episode of low back pain during their lifetime, with recurrence in most cases. Several treatments have been proposed for these patients and the evidence is still not clear about the effectiveness of aquatic exercises when compared to other modalities of exercises in the water. This study will be a randomized controlled trial following the Consort-Statement principles. The subjects, aged between 20 and 50 years, after signing the informed consent will be randomly allocated to one group treatment: aquatic exercises (AEG) or aquatic exercises associated to deep-water running (AEDWRG). The duration of the protocol will be set at 12 weeks, 3x-week.

Conditions

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Chronic Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Aquatic exercises

Warm-up, lumbar mobilization, stretching and relaxation. 3x-week (9 weeks), indoor pool, 32o.C/89.6o.F.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aquatic Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercises performed in the water.

Aquatic exercises + Deep-water running

Same as AEG with addition of 20 minutes of running without touch the ground, 3x-week (9 weeks), indoor pool, 30o.C/86o.F.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aquatic Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercises performed in the water.

Deep-water running

Intervention Type OTHER

It is a non-impact form of running executed in place in (higher than 2 meters) the water wearing a flotation belt. Heart rate is controlled by heart rate watch

Interventions

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Aquatic Exercises

Exercises performed in the water.

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep-water running

It is a non-impact form of running executed in place in (higher than 2 meters) the water wearing a flotation belt. Heart rate is controlled by heart rate watch

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Aquatic Physical Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Exclusive diagnosis of chronic low back pain (more than 12 weeks)

Exclusion Criteria

* Central nervous system disease
* Pregnant
* Fear of water
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ministry of Health, Brazil

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fundação Araucária

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jefferson Rosa Cardoso

PT, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jefferson R Cardoso, PT, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Locations

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Aquatic Physical Therapy Center "Paulo A. Seibert"

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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# 04/2012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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