Effects of a Mat Pilates Exercise Program on Elderly Women With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04752579
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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)
The technique of Pilates exercises on a mat has proven to be effective and practically applicable to patients with chronic back pain. However, its application in women over 65 years has not been adequately studied. Objective: This assessor-blind randomized clinical trial aims to study the effect of a mat Pilates exercise program on pain and functional ability of elderly women with chronic nonspecific low back pain. Methods: 60 elderly women with chronic nonspecific low back pain (duration of symptoms more than 12 weeks) are expected to participate in this study. Participants will be divided into two groups of 30 people each; one being intervention and one control. The intervention group will follow a custom mat Pilates program (twice per week) for 10 weeks, while the control group will not follow any treatment. Pain, functionality, balance, the number of painkillers administered, and adherence to exercise will be assessed at the beginning and end of the study and will be re-examined six months later.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of a Mat Pilates Exercise Program on Pain, Functional Ability and Balance in Elderly Women With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Pilates exercise program
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
- Start date
- 2021-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-12-30
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 65 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Greece
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Symptoms of chronic back pain lasting more than 12 weeks * Score on the Visual Analog Scale for pain less than 70mm * Timed Up and Go test score less than 15sec Exclusion Criteria: * Low back pain due to a serious pathology that refers to a red flag such as malignancy, vertebral fracture, osteomyelitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) * Participation in another exercise program in the last six months * Diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Parkinson's disease) * Recent stroke * Senile dementia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04752579