Pilates to Treat Low Back Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is a randomized controlled trial, with blinded assessor to evaluate the effectiveness of Pilates to treat low back pain. Hypothesis - the Pilates group will have best results than the control group (usual medicament treatment).

Detailed Description
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Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem among adults. Approximately 70-85% of the adult population experiences this painful complaint at some point in their lives, making LBP the second most common reason for a visit to a clinician. Despite the frequency of this diagnosis, conventional treatment does not always provide patients the desired results of reduced pain and return of normal function. For these patients, alternative modalities are available to assist in the control of pain. These options include chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy, and modalities that fall under the auspices of complementary and alternative medicine, such as acupuncture. Unfortunately, Clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of a variety of interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain indicate limited effectiveness for most commonly applied interventions and approaches. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a mat and studio Pilates program on pain, function, quality of life and NHAI consumption for chronic non-specific low back pain patients. Methods: Eligible patient include: chronic non-specific low back pain; age between 18 and 65 years; pain ranging from 4 to 8 in a numerical pain scale. Patients with previous surgery, other causes of low back pain, fibromyalgia, regular physical activity (three or more times per week for at least three months); labor lawsuit and body mass index more than 30. Sixty patients were randomized to the Experimental Group (EG) or Control Group (CG). Patients in EG participated in 90 days of mat and studio Pilates program twice a week (50 minutes per class) and the CG remained with their usual medicament treatment and were included in a waiting list for physiotherapy. Assessment for pain (VAS), function (Roland Morris questionnaire), quality of life (SF-36) and NHAI consumption were done at baseline, after 45 days (T45), after 90 days (T90 - end of the program), after 90 days (T180 - follow up) by a blinded assessor.

Official Title
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The Effectiveness of Pilates to Treat Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Pain, Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Pilates


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: non specific mechanical low back pain visual analogue scale for pain ranging from 4 to 7 Exclusion Criteria: previous back surgery spinal tumor spinal fracture pregnancy fibromyalgia inflammatory or infectious spinal diseases litigant patients

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pilates Group<br>This group keep their usual treatment and did a Pilates treatment twice a week (one hour each class) during 90 days. | Other: Pilates<br>* Pilates training - twice a week (one hour per class) during 90 days<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Groups<br>This group keep their usual treatment and can do the Pilates training after the end of the study. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in pain | Measured with the visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 10 | Baseline, after 45, 90 and 180 days | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in function | Measured by the questionnaire Roland Morris | Baseline, after 45, 90 and 180 days | 
| Change in quality of life | Measured by the SF-36 questionnaire | Baseline, after 45, 90 and 180 days | 
| Change in nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) consumption | Measured by counting the number of tablets consumed per month | Baseline, after 45, 90 and 180 days | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Exercise, Pilates, Treatment, Low back pain, Pain, Function