Proprioceptive Training and Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01505595
• Other study ID #: 2012_SBrumagne_PT-LBP
• Secondary ID: 1.5.104.03, G.06
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: February 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: KU Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain.

The aim of the study is to clarify whether proprioceptive training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: February 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria individuals with low back pain:

• Age: 18-45 years old

• At least 1 year of low back pain with/without referred pain in buttock/thigh

• At least 3 episodes of disabling low back pain

• At least a score of 20% on the Oswestry Disability Index

• Willingness to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of major trauma and/or major orthopedic surgery of the spine, the pelvis or the lower quadrant

• One of the following conditions: Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, stroke, history of vestibular disorder, respiratory disease, pregnancy

• Radicular symptoms

• Not Dutch-speaking

• Strong opioids

• Neck pain

• Smoking history

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain
• Proprioceptive Training

Intervention

Other:
• Proprioceptive training
12 weeks
• Sham proprioceptive training
Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of 10% Pi,max

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Leuven

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
KU Leuven	Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (5)

Brumagne S, Janssens L, Janssens E, Goddyn L. Altered postural control in anticipation of postural instability in persons with recurrent low back pain. Gait Posture. 2008 Nov;28(4):657-62. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.04.015. Epub 2008 Jun 9. — View Citation

Brumagne S, Janssens L, Knapen S, Claeys K, Suuden-Johanson E. Persons with recurrent low back pain exhibit a rigid postural control strategy. Eur Spine J. 2008 Sep;17(9):1177-84. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0709-7. Epub 2008 Jul 2. — View Citation

Claeys K, Brumagne S, Dankaerts W, Kiers H, Janssens L. Decreased variability in postural control strategies in young people with non-specific low back pain is associated with altered proprioceptive reweighting. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2011 Jan;111(1):115-23. doi: 10.1007/s00421-010-1637-x. Epub 2010 Sep 8. — View Citation

Janssens L, Brumagne S, Polspoel K, Troosters T, McConnell A. The effect of inspiratory muscles fatigue on postural control in people with and without recurrent low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 May 1;35(10):1088-94. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bee5c3. — View Citation

Johanson E, Brumagne S, Janssens L, Pijnenburg M, Claeys K, Pääsuke M. The effect of acute back muscle fatigue on postural control strategy in people with and without recurrent low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2011 Dec;20(12):2152-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-1825-3. Epub 2011 May 1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proprioceptive postural control	Center of pressure displacement (force plate) in standing in response to local muscle vibration on ankle and back muscles to specifically detect the role of proprioception in postural control.	12 weeks