Clinical trial NCT05102097: Effectiveness of Treadmill Walk on Chronic Low Back Pain
Official title: Effectiveness of Treadmill Walk on Clinical and Functional Variables of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain
Keywords: Treadmill walk
Lead sponsor: Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-11-01
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Group A (experimental group) participants in this group will walk on treadmill and perform standard of care in form of exercises. Group B (Control Group) participants in this group will receive standard of care alone
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Chronic low back pain is a common health problem with a multifactorial impact on core muscle function as well as causing pain, functional disability and decrease in quality of life, this occur due to the reduction in the physical activity level of the individual causing atrophy and inhibition of the core muscle affecting the stability of the spine

Detailed description: There are several approaches and methods of treating chronic low back pain (CLBP) ranging from education, exercise, electrotherapy and Manual therapy; to alternative treatment such as acupuncture, yoga and Chiropractic. Among the above mention treatment exercise, manual therapy and education are the most frequently utilize for the management of CLBP. The general recommendation for individual with CLBP is to remain active as possible and this can be achieve through exercise.

Evidence shows that active treatment in form of strengthening exercise of the abdominal and back muscles, core stabilization exercise, coordination exercise and aerobic exercise leads to significant reduction in pain and functional disability in patients with CLBP. A number of researches have been focusing on core stability exercise, which is an effective way of recruiting the core muscle (including the abdominal, back, pelvic and hip muscles) that leads to the optimal force production, control of lumbopelvic-hip movement and load transfer from the spine to the pelvis and the lower extremities. The core stabilization exercise has been establish to activate and strength the deep core muscles, but researches are now focusing on the exercise that can be able to activate the core muscles as well as increase the overall health status of the individual

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* male and females between the age of 18 to 65years
* participants attending Usmanu Danfodiyo University teaching Hospital, Sokoto State Specialist Hospital and Orthopedic Hospital
* participants with chronic non-specific low back pain

Exclusion Criteria:

* participants with current low back pain for less than 12 weeks
* participants with cognitive and visual impairment
* participants with other co-morbidities ( systemic disease, carcinomas, organ disease)
* Participants with other neurological findings such as loss of sensation, radiculopathy, parenthesis
* Body mass index of more than 30 Kilogram per meter square
* participants who are pregnant
* participants who had spinal surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numeric pain rating scale
timeFrame: 5minutes
measure: Electromyograph
timeFrame: 10minutes
measure: Biering-sorensen test
timeFrame: 3 minutes
measure: Abdominal dynamic test
timeFrame: 3 minutes
measure: Flexion rotation test
timeFrame: 3 minutes
measure: Pressure biofeedback stabilizer
timeFrame: 4 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Oswestry disability index
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Short form health survey questionnaire
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sokoto
country: Nigeria
facility: Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto
Study officials:
affiliation: Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria
name: Rahanatu A Abba, Msc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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