Efficacy of Postural Reeducation in Elite Gymnasts With Back Pain

Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of Postural Reeducation in Elite Gymnasts With Back Pain. A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05149703
• Other study ID #: CE102105
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 14, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Introduction: Low back pain is a musculoskeletal disorder that is associated with symptoms such as pain, limitation of joint range and postural problems in athletes. Methods: The study design is a randomized controlled clinical trial with a minimum of 35 elite gymnasts with back pain. Two postural treatments will be implemented, Mezieres Method and Isostretching to verify if there is improvement of back pain in gymnasts and to compare both procedures. Discussion: This trial could generate a greater understanding of the importance of posture related to low back pain and its possible treatments.

Description:

A randomized controlled clinical trial with two groups (intervention and placebo) will be implemented. The intervention group will have the Mezieres technique as postural treatment while the placebo group will follow a total of 6 isostretching positions.

In total, the two treatments with 30 minutes and duration or with a frequency of 2 weekly sessions will be implemented for a period of 12 weeks. All treatments will be performed by the same certified therapist and with a minimum of 5 years of experience in postural treatments. The measurements will be made immediately after the first session, in 2 weeks, 6 weeks and in the last week of intervention by a blind researcher who did not participate in the treatments, but with experience in this field.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 16, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elite gymnastic athletes with low back pain

• Active participation in the national competition

• Practice at least three times a week for 60 minutes

• Minimum training time of 7 hours a week

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gymnast whom suffer from chronic disease or acute musculoskeletal injury

• Herniated disc

• Spondylolisthesis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Back Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Mezieres Postural Treatment
Implementation of 12 weeks suitable postures of Mezieres method

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad Católica de Murcia	Murcia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Back status	Measured with Oswestry questionaire. It consists of 10 categories. Each category consists of 6 items scored from 0 to 5 with the first statement scoring 0 until the last statement scoring 5.	12 weeks
Primary	Back disability	Measured with Roland Morris Questionaire wich consist in 24 points of back disability actual phrases	12 weeks
Primary	Range of motion	Measured with Baiobit software	12 weeks
Primary	Pain intensity	Measured with Numeric Rating Scale wich consist in measure pain intensity with a score of 0-10	12 weeks
Secondary	Subjetive tension perception	Measured with Borg Scale, which include a rating of 6 perceiving "no exertion at all" to 20 perceiving a "maximal exertion" of effort.	12 weeks
Secondary	Spinal curvature evaluation	Measured with Spinal Mouse Software	12 weeks
Secondary	Stiffness test	Measured with Baiobit software	12 weeks
Secondary	Posture stability	Measured with stabilometry with a duration of 50 seconds with Lizard posturometric and stabilometric platform	12 weeks