Abnormally Decreased Muscle Contraction Clinical Trial
Official title:
Deep Abdominal Wall Muscle Dysfunction During Calm Respiration in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Verified date | December 2011 |
Source | University of Sao Paulo General Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Brazil: Ethics Committee |
Study type | Observational |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate feed-forward contraction of the transversus abdominis and thickness of the transversus abdominis, obliquus internus, and obliquus externus during calm and standardized respiration in low back pain patients and pain-free subjects.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 39 |
Est. completion date | November 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2010 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 20 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - For the low back pain group: women with history of non-specific chronic low back pain for more than three months - For the pain-free group: pain-free women Exclusion Criteria: - For both groups were: pregnancy, neurological condition, obesity (body mass index: BMI >30), or previous spine or abdominal surgery. - For the low back pain group: rheumatology diseases other than low back pain. - For the pain-free group: any rheumatology disease. |
Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Country | Name | City | State |
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Brazil | Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine: University of São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Sao Paulo General Hospital |
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