Pilates Method in Helicopter Pilots With Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT05401513

Last Updated: 2022-06-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-20

Study Completion Date

2022-11-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of an exercise program, based on the Pilates method, on the low back pain and muscle fatigue of Brazilian Air Force helicopter pilots.

Detailed Description

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Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial composed by Brazilian Air Force helicopter instructors. The volunteers will be submitted to an initial evaluation composed by painful sensation, analyzed through the Numerical Pain Scale, disability associated with low back pain, using the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, and back muscle fatigue, through the Ito test. The pilots will be randomly assigned to the Exercise Group (exercise program based on the Pilates method, twice a week for 12 weeks) and Control Group (no intervention). After the sixth and 12th week of the beginning of the intervention program a new evaluation will be carried out, identical to the initial one.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Pilates Group

12-weeks exercise program, twice a week, with Pilates method exercises.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates Group

Intervention Type OTHER

The individuals of the Pilates group will perform specific exercises of the method, which will involve mobility, stability and muscular resistance. The exercises will progress according to the level of difficulty (basic, intermediate and advanced), load and repetition every three or four weeks.

Control Group

12-weeks maintaining their normal physical activity routine.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Pilates Group

The individuals of the Pilates group will perform specific exercises of the method, which will involve mobility, stability and muscular resistance. The exercises will progress according to the level of difficulty (basic, intermediate and advanced), load and repetition every three or four weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Brazilian Air Force helicopter instructors - Natal Air Base;
* Nonspecific low back pain for more than 3 months with a score of 2 or more at Numerical Pain Rating Scale.

Exclusion Criteria

* Be undergoing physiotherapeutic treatment during the study period;
* Corticosteroids treatment in the last two weeks;
* Anti-inflammatory treatment in the previous 72 hours;
* Have specific spinal pathologies, such as spondylitis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation with radiculopathy or those who have had spinal surgery in the last year or who have a recent history of spinal fracture.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

38 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jamilson Simões Brasileiro

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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Jamilson Simões Brasileiro, PhD

Role: CONTACT

3342-2008

Lidiane Cristina Correia Bulhões, Msc

Role: CONTACT

84 99107-5568

Other Identifiers

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LCCB2022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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