Physiotherapy Re-education of Pre-activation of the Transverse Abdominis in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03097497
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Hypothesis: The hypothesis of the study is that the physiotherapeutic re-education of the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle decreases pain intensity in patients with chronic non-specific low-back pain by at least 30% and is more effective than conventional treatment. Aims: the principal aim is to determine the effectiveness of a physiotherapeutic re-education program based on the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle on pain intensity in adult patients diagnosed with chronic non-specific low-back pain compared to conventional treatment in a primary care setting. The secondary aims of the study are to assess the effects of a physiotherapeutic re-education program based on the pre-activation of the transverse abdominal muscle on: (1) disability and limitations for the development of the activities of daily living associated with LBP, (2) transverse abdominal muscle muscle contraction, (3) to assess whether the resistance training parameters applied to older adults are valid for young adults and (4) to determine whether the training protocols used for the cervical spine could be extrapolated to the lumbar spine.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of a Physiotherapeutic Re-education Based on the Pre-activation of the Transverse Abdominis in Patients With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain in Primary Care.
- Conditions
- Chronic Non-specific Low-Back Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Physiotherapy re-education program
- Other: Conventional treatment by GP
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
- Start date
- 2017-04-30
- Primary completion
- 2017-08-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Being diagnosed of non-specific chronic low back pain of 3 or more months duration. 2. Patients between 18-65 years old. 3. To accept and sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with diagnosed of cognitive problems that prevent understanding the procedure or participation in the study. 2. Any red flag condition: * Age of pain onset \<20 or \>55 * Recent history of trauma * Pain not associated with movement and not relieved by lying down * Thoracic pain * Past history of malignancy, recurrent of prolonged use of corticosteroids, immunosuppression/HIV * Being systematically unwell * Unexplained weight loss * Neurological symptoms such as weakness of the limbs * Structural deformity of the spine 3. Women on pregnancy or postpartum less than three months. 4. Difficulty understanding and/or speaking Spanish or Catalan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03097497