Effects of Assisted Sit-up Exercise vs Swiss Ball Pikes on Postpartum Low Back Pain.

NCT ID: NCT05355246

Last Updated: 2023-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-27

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of assisted sit-up exercise and swiss ball pikes on the treatment of pain and disability of postpartum low back pain. The current study will compare the use of assisted sit-up exercise and swiss ball pikes. The current study is novel in a way that there is limited literature about treating postpartum low back pain with physical strengthening exercises. These two methods will be employed to see if they improve ranges along with accompanying pain and disability.

Detailed Description

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This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Subjects with postpartum low back pain meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will divide into two groups. Pre-assessment will be done using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale \& Roland-Morris Questionnaire as subjective measurements. Subjects in one group will be treated with assisted sit-up exercise and the other will be treated with swiss ball pikes. Each subject will receive a total of 12 treatment sessions, with 2 treatment sessions per week. Post-treatment reading for numeric pain rating scale and Roland-Morris questionnaire will be recorded after the end of the 4th, 8th, and 12th treatment session.

Conditions

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Postpartum Disorder Lumbar Pain Syndrome Activation, Patient

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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assisted sit-up exercises Group

Group A patients will be instructed to perform assisted sit-up exercises by lying on their back and lifting their torso. They will use their body weight to strengthen and tone the core stabilizing abdominal muscles. This exercise will perform a minimum of five and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

assisted sit-up exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Group A patients will be instructed to perform assisted sit-up exercises by lying on their back and lifting their torso. They will use their body weight to strengthen and tone the core stabilizing abdominal muscles. This exercise will perform a minimum of five and maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Isometrics, back stretching, and strengthening exercises will be given as a common intervention for both groups before starting treatment session.

swiss ball pikes exercises Group

Group B patients will be instructed to perform swiss ball pikes by getting into the pushup position, the rest of the tops of their feet on a swiss ball. Each patient should keep her legs as straight as possible, bend their hips and try to pull their feet towards their chest so that the ball rolls forward. Hold at the top for three to four seconds, then slowly roll back to the starting position. This exercise will perform a minimum of one or two and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Both exercises will be performed for 12 weeks in both groups.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

swiss ball pikes exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Group B patients will be instructed to perform swiss ball pikes by getting into the pushup position, the rest of the tops of their feet on a swiss ball. Each patient should keep her legs as straight as possible, bend her hips and try to pull her feet towards their chest so that the ball rolls forward. Hold at the top for three to four seconds, then slowly roll back to the starting position. This exercise will perform a minimum of one or two and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Both exercises will be performed for 12 weeks in both groups. Isometrics, back stretching, and strengthening exercises will be given as a common intervention for both groups before starting the treatment session.

Interventions

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assisted sit-up exercises

Group A patients will be instructed to perform assisted sit-up exercises by lying on their back and lifting their torso. They will use their body weight to strengthen and tone the core stabilizing abdominal muscles. This exercise will perform a minimum of five and maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Isometrics, back stretching, and strengthening exercises will be given as a common intervention for both groups before starting treatment session.

Intervention Type OTHER

swiss ball pikes exercises

Group B patients will be instructed to perform swiss ball pikes by getting into the pushup position, the rest of the tops of their feet on a swiss ball. Each patient should keep her legs as straight as possible, bend her hips and try to pull her feet towards their chest so that the ball rolls forward. Hold at the top for three to four seconds, then slowly roll back to the starting position. This exercise will perform a minimum of one or two and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Both exercises will be performed for 12 weeks in both groups. Isometrics, back stretching, and strengthening exercises will be given as a common intervention for both groups before starting the treatment session.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 20 to 40 years.
* Back pain without leg pain for at least three months postpartum period.
* Pain intensity of numeric pain rating scale ranges between 6 to 10.
* Intensity of pain limited daily work activities.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any kind of infection, malignancy, inflammation, and structural deformity present in the lumbar and pelvic region.
* Neurologic signs
* Trauma history of the lumbar and pelvic region
* Any lumber or abdominal surgery
* Pregnancy.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ghulam Fatima, PhD*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Victoria Hospital

Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Tavares P, Barrett J, Hogg-Johnson S, Ho S, Corso M, Batley S, Wishloff K, Weis CA. Prevalence of Low Back Pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, and Combination Pain in a Postpartum Ontario Population. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Apr;42(4):473-480. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.08.030. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Rathore Vs. effect of swiss ball training on breath holding capacity of male physical education students.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Bae CR, Jin Y, Yoon BC, Kim NH, Park KW, Lee SH. Effects of assisted sit-up exercise compared to core stabilization exercise on patients with non-specific low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2018;31(5):871-880. doi: 10.3233/BMR-170997.

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Escamilla RF, Lewis C, Bell D, Bramblet G, Daffron J, Lambert S, Pecson A, Imamura R, Paulos L, Andrews JR. Core muscle activation during Swiss ball and traditional abdominal exercises. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 May;40(5):265-76. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3073.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Cheng HY, Carol S, Wu B, Cheng YF. Effect of acupressure on postpartum low back pain, salivary cortisol, physical limitations, and depression: a randomized controlled pilot study. J Tradit Chin Med. 2020 Feb;40(1):128-136.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32227774 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/Lhr/22/0503 Romaisa

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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