Impact of Pilates and Myofascial Release on Women's Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT06425744

Last Updated: 2024-05-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-08-08
• Study Completion Date: 2022-11-05

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to find out if Reformer Pilates and self-myofascial release are effective for pain and muscle function in women with chronic low back pain. Investigators will also look at changes in quality of life. The main questions for the study are

Can Reformer Pilates and self-myofascial release reduce pain in participants? Can Reformer Pilates and self-myofascial release change muscle function in participants? The researchers want to compare the effects of Reformer Pilates and self-myofascial release in women with chronic low back pain.

Participants will be

Group 1 Perform Reformer Pilates and self-myofascial release exercises twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

Group 2 Perform Reformer Pilates exercises twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

Participants will visit the Pilates Centre for an examination before and once after starting the programme.

All groups perform a home exercise training programme for 15 minutes three times a week.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

experimental 1 group

The experimental 1 group perform self-myofascial release and Pilates exercises.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

self-myofascial release combined reformer Pilates

Intervention Type: OTHER

The self-myofascial release combined reformer Pilates group performs 10 minutes of self-myofascial release using the BALLance© method before beginning 20 minutes of Reformer Pilates. The 6-week program includes warm-up and breathing, main supine exercises 1 and 2, and movements targeting the sacroiliac and hip joints.

All Pilates exercises are designed in a variety of positions including supine, prone, sitting and standing. All participants attend twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

And all participants performed home exercise program follows the guidelines of Geroge et al (2021) and includes myofascial release and Pilates Reformer exercises, as well as stretching exercises beneficial for chronic low back pain. The home exercises are performed three times a week for 15 minutes, and exercise materials are distributed.

experimental 2 group

The experimental 2 group perform pilates exercise using reformer.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Reformer Pilates

Intervention Type: OTHER

The reformer Pilates group will do 30 minutes of Pilates on the Reformer. All Pilates exercises are designed in a variety of positions including supine, prone, sitting and standing. All participants also attend twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

The home exercise program follows the guidelines of Geroge et al (2021) as well as stretching exercises beneficial for chronic low back pain. The home exercises are performed three times a week for 15 minutes, and exercise materials are distributed.

Interventions

self-myofascial release combined reformer Pilates

The self-myofascial release combined reformer Pilates group performs 10 minutes of self-myofascial release using the BALLance© method before beginning 20 minutes of Reformer Pilates. The 6-week program includes warm-up and breathing, main supine exercises 1 and 2, and movements targeting the sacroiliac and hip joints.

All Pilates exercises are designed in a variety of positions including supine, prone, sitting and standing. All participants attend twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

And all participants performed home exercise program follows the guidelines of Geroge et al (2021) and includes myofascial release and Pilates Reformer exercises, as well as stretching exercises beneficial for chronic low back pain. The home exercises are performed three times a week for 15 minutes, and exercise materials are distributed.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Reformer Pilates

The reformer Pilates group will do 30 minutes of Pilates on the Reformer. All Pilates exercises are designed in a variety of positions including supine, prone, sitting and standing. All participants also attend twice a week for 6 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions.

The home exercise program follows the guidelines of Geroge et al (2021) as well as stretching exercises beneficial for chronic low back pain. The home exercises are performed three times a week for 15 minutes, and exercise materials are distributed.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• People who have had chronic low back pain for 12 weeks or more
• Have a Korean Oswestry Disability Index (KODI) score of 17% or higher

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with low back pain due to trauma, neurological lesions of the lower extremities, herniated disc lesions, hip, pelvic or abdominal surgery
• Patients who have received radiation or injections within the last 3 months,
• Pregnant women or patients who have given birth within the last year

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Sahmyook University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Pilates Dasom

Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Countries

South Korea

Other Identifiers

SYU 2022-07-014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id