Motor Control Exercises vs Standard Exercises in Unspecific Low Back Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the effects of motor control exercises and standard exercises in the pain, incapacity and medicine intake of subjects with unspecific low-back pain.

Detailed Description
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Eighty-four subjects with unspecific low-back pain were randomly recruited for the present study. The subjects were randomly allocated into control group (who received one hour of standard physiotherapy exercises every days during ten days) or intervention group (who received one hour of control motor exercises every days during ten days). One month after finishing these ten days, patients should perform a home-based exercises program during two months (control group performed home-based standard physiotherapy exercises; intervention group performed home-based motor control exercises). Pain (visual analogic scale), incapacity index (Roland Morris questionnaire) and medicine intake (diary) were evaluated before the intervention, one month and three months after ending the first ten days of intervention.

Official Title
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Motor Control Exercises vs Standard Exercises in Patients With Unspecific Low Back Pain

Conditions
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Low Back Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Motor control exercises
* Behavioral: Standard exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: subjects should be independent to walk subjects should have unspecific low back pain during at least the last two months subjects should have had at least two recidives of low back pain within the last year Exclusion Criteria: subjects with concomitant pathologies that impede the performance of exercises pregnants subjects with oncologic pathologies subjects with cognitive alterations that impede the understanding of the tests

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 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: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motor control exercises<br>One group should perform motor control exercises | Behavioral: Motor control exercises<br>* exercises to strength the lumbar musculature and control the posture<br>|
| Active Comparator: Standard exercises<br>the other group should perform standard physiotherapy exercises | Behavioral: Standard exercises<br>* general exercises<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in pain level from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a visual analogic scale. | Visual analogic scale | The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in incapacity index from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with the Roland Morris questionnaire. | Roland Morris questionnaire | The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention | 
| Change in medication intake from baseline at one month and three months after the intervention, measured with a diary that subjects should complete. | diary | The day before beginning the intervention, one month and three months after the first ten days of intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Low back pain, Motor control, Joint mobilization