Clinical trial NCT05741138: Effect of Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Core Stability Exercises in Patients With Lumbar Radiculopathy
Official title: Effect of Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Core Stability Exercises in Patients With Lumbar Radiculopathy. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Lumbar Radiculopathy
Lead sponsor: Sehat Medical Complex
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-02-23
Enrollment: 76
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this Randomized controlled trial was to examine the effect of routine physical therapy with and without core stability exercises in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. The main question it aims to answer is:

• To examine the effect of routine physical therapy with and without core stability exercises in patients with lumbar radiculopathy Participants after reading and signing the consent form were included in study according to eligibility criteria and were allocated in to 2 groups, the Standard Physical Therapy treatment along with core strengthening exercises. Core strengthening exercises were carried out in their respective standard positions (were modified according to patient's comfortability). We measured outcome through different outcome measure tools.

Detailed description: Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) is defined as spinal nerve-related symptoms such as back and leg pain, with variable presence of paraesthesias, reflex changes, and secondary interference of normal activities. Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) is a common debilitating condition of lumbar origin which influences both the general population and athletes alike. Its prevalence has been estimated to be 3-5% of the population, affecting both men and women. Core strengthening exercises (CSE) are used to train, strengthen and condition the core muscles surrounding the middle of the body i.e. the abdomen, hips, pelvis and lower back. CSE trains muscle activity patterns without unnecessarily overloading the tissue, and can help to stabilize the spine. Core strengthening exercises were applied on patient with lumbar radiculopathy and calf pain to see whether it helps to reduce pain or not.

Participants were given consent form and after subjects read and sign the informed consent, they were included in study according to eligibility criteria. 2 groups were included in study, the Standard Physical Therapy treatment along with core strengthening exercises. Core strengthening exercises were carried out in their respective standard positions (were modified according to patient's comfortability). We measured outcome through different outcome measure tools.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 45-65 years

Both genders

* Low back pain radiating towards calf for more than 2 months (diagnosed by the orthopedic surgeon)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with Inflammatory, infectious, malign or metabolic diseases
* Patients with osteoporosis, neurological defects, calf muscle hypertrophy, cardiovascular disorders any spinal or leg operations
* Pregnancy

Any traumatic History

Primary outcomes:
measure: Lower extremity functional pain scale (change is being assessed)
timeFrame: Change from baseline after 12 weeks
measure: Oswestry disability index(change is being assessed)
timeFrame: Change from baseline after 12 weeks
measure: visual analog scale (change is being assessed)
timeFrame: Change from baseline after 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Sehat medical Complex
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Lahore
name: Hassan Javaid
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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