Core Muscle Response to Backward Walking in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT05687695

Last Updated: 2023-08-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-08
• Study Completion Date: 2023-08-20

Brief Summary

evaluation of core muscles endurance and strength following backward walking training programe

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted at the Isokinetic laboratory, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, to investigate the effect of backward walking training on core muscles strength and endurance, pain severity, and disability level in subjects with NSLBP. Sixty females clinically diagnosed with nonspecific low back pain with age range from 18-45 years will participate in the study. They will be randomly assigned into 3 groups according to the received intervention; backward walking group (BWG), core stability group (CSG), and control group (CG). The isokinetic strength of trunk muscles, and hip extensors and abductors will be evaluated in a concentric mode of muscle contraction. McGill's core endurance tests will be used to examine participants' core endurance. The visual analog scale will be used for measuring the pain intensity. The oswestry disability index will be used to assess pain related disability and quality of life in subjects with LBP.

Conditions

Non-specific Low Back Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

backward walking training group

six weeks of backward walking training program 3 times per week

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

backward walking program

Intervention Type: OTHER

six weeks of backward walking program at self selected speed for 30 minutes 3 times per week

core training group

six weeks of core training 3 times per week

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

core training

Intervention Type: OTHER

six weeks of core training program including curl up, lateral plank on both sides, bird dog exercises done 3 times per week

control group

patients will not receive any intervention for six weeks

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

backward walking program

six weeks of backward walking program at self selected speed for 30 minutes 3 times per week

Intervention Type: OTHER

core training

six weeks of core training program including curl up, lateral plank on both sides, bird dog exercises done 3 times per week

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants will be included if they have a history of LBP for more than 6 weeks before the study, or experienced at least 3 episodes of LBP each lasting more than one week, during the year before the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants will be excluded if they have:

1. LBP as a result of a specific spinal condition (e.g. spondylolisthesis, or spinal stenosis).

2. Previous abdominal or spinal surgery.

3. Serious spinal conditions (e.g., vertebral fracture, tumor or infection).

4. Severe musculoskeletal deformity (scoliosis or kyphosis).

5. Inflammatory disorders (e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis).

6. Radicular symptoms consistent with a disc herniation, or cauda equina syndrome.

7. Pain and dysfunction in the upper and lower extremity that would interfere with testing.

8. Current pregnancy.

9. Marked leg length discrepancy greater than 2 cm.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Alaa Amr Ahmed Mohammed

assistant lecturer of biomechanics

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Salam M Elhafez, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, Dokki, Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/003264

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id