Aquatic Exercises VS Core Strengthening on Disability, Flexibility and Postural Stability in Weightlifters.

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Aquatic Exercises and Core Strengthening on Disability, Flexibility and Postural Stability in Weightlifters With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06131138
• Other study ID #: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0440
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 20, 2023
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: Muhammad Atif Javed, PP-DPT
• Phone: +92-3317491071
• Email: atif.javed[@]riphah.edu.pk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is randomized and single blinded.Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in group A will receive aquatic exercises. Group B will receive core strengthening.

Description:

The objective of the study is to determine the effects of aquatic exercises verses core strengthening on disability, flexibility and postural stability in weightlifters with chronic low back pain. The study is randomized and single blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah international university Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A and group B through sealed envelope method by non probability convenient random sampling technique. subjects in group A will receive Aquatic exercises. Group B will receive Core strengthening. The outcome measures will be assessed by modified Oswestry Low back disability index , Modified finger_tip to floor method and New York Posture Rating Chart. The data will be analyzed by SPSS, Version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 33
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 20, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 20 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age of participants between 20-35 years

• Experienced male weightlifters from past 6 months to in practice.

• Participants must have chronic low back pain for at least three months before enrollin

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with significant back pain who need rapid medical or surgical treatment.

• History of respiratory or heart diseases

• Water related anxiety or inability to adapt to aquatic environment.

• Participants with prior back surgery i.e. had surgery within six months.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Core Stability
• Hydrotherapy
• Low Back Pain
• Resistance Training

Intervention

Other:
• Aquatic exercises
This include aquatic exercises thrice as week for 6 weeks.
• Core strengthening
This include core strengthening exercises thrice a week for 6 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Firehouse fitness gym	Sargodha	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (5)

Abadi FH, Sankaravel M, Zainuddin FF, Elumalai G, Razli AI. The effect of aquatic exercise program on low-back pain disability in obese women. J Exerc Rehabil. 2019 Dec 31;15(6):855-860. doi: 10.12965/jer.1938688.344. eCollection 2019 Dec. — View Citation

Grabovac I, Dorner TE. Association between low back pain and various everyday performances : Activities of daily living, ability to work and sexual function. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2019 Nov;131(21-22):541-549. doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-01542-7. Epub 2019 Sep 6. — View Citation

Hlaing SS, Puntumetakul R, Khine EE, Boucaut R. Effects of core stabilization exercise and strengthening exercise on proprioception, balance, muscle thickness and pain related outcomes in patients with subacute nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Nov 30;22(1):998. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04858-6. — View Citation

Tagliaferri SD, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mitchell UH, Brisby H, Fitzgibbon B, Masse-Alarie H, Van Oosterwijck J, Belavy DL. Domains of Chronic Low Back Pain and Assessing Treatment Effectiveness: A Clinical Perspective. Pain Pract. 2020 Feb;20(2):211-225. doi: 10.1111/papr.12846. Epub 2019 Nov 11. — View Citation

Zhu F, Zhang M, Wang D, Hong Q, Zeng C, Chen W. Yoga compared to non-exercise or physical therapy exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life for patients with chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 1;15(9):e0238544. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238544. eCollection 2020. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Disability	Disability will be measured by modified Oswestry Low back disability index.	Pre and 6 week post international
Primary	Flexibility	Flexibility will be measured by modified Finger_tip to floor method.	Pre and 6 weeks post interventional
Primary	Postural stability	Postural stability will be measured by New York Posture Rating Chart	Pre and 6 weeks post interventional