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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03444493
Other study ID # GO14605
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 17, 2018
Last updated February 22, 2018
Start date February 15, 2015
Est. completion date June 16, 2016

Study information

Verified date February 2018
Source Hacettepe University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A gap of knowledge exists on the understanding of the acute effects of stabilization exercises on pain, disability and physical performance when applied after radiofrequency denervation. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to show the effects of stabilization exercises when started in acute period and also reduce the frequency of recurrence low back pain of patients with FJS after radiofrequency denervation.


Description:

Lumbar facet joint syndrome has been described as a potential cause of low back pain and affects an estimated 4% to 8% of those low back pain patients without neurological deficits or radiographic evidence of lumbar spine disease. The levels of physical performance and functional disability of the patients with lumbar FJS are affected because of the chronicity of the pain.

Radiofrequency denervation (RFD) is one of the therapautic procedures are used most commonly in treatment of facet joint syndrome. Numerous placebo-controlled trials have examined lumbar facet pain and demonstrated that RFD yields positive results in lumbar pain in properly selected patients. The lumbar stabilization exercise is based on the control of the local muscle system (multifidus, transversus abdominis, diaphragm and pelvic floor muscles) responsible for ensuring segmental stability of the vertebral colon in recent years.

In the clinical trials, stabilization exercises have been shown to reduce pain, improves physical performance and prevent the recurrent low back pain by strengthing of muscles supporting the vertebral colon.

Therefore, the main objective of this study is to show the effects of stabilization exercises when started in acute period and also reduce the frequency of recurrence low back pain of patients with FJS after radiofrequency denervation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 39
Est. completion date June 16, 2016
Est. primary completion date April 30, 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 45 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- age older than 45 year, failure to improve with conservative treatment, limited functions and daily life, pain exacerbated by rest, sitting or standing

Exclusion Criteria:

- previous surgical intervention in the spine or hip, previous local injection to the lumbar spine facet joint, current treatment with a narcotic drug, impairment of cognition or speech

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Exercise
Exercises were basically performed in 3 phases in this study. In the first phase; effectively and correctly contraction of TrA and multifidus muscles and how the patients adapted to daily life activities was taught. In the second phase; was aimed that the protection of stabilization by counteracting more muscle activation, in the third phase neutral position along with the activities required high level control.

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hacettepe University

References & Publications (2)

McCormick ZL, Marshall B, Walker J, McCarthy R, Walega DR. Long-Term Function, Pain and Medication Use Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation for Lumbar Facet Syndrome. Int J Anesth Anesth. 2015;2(2). pii: 028. — View Citation

Standaert CJ, Weinstein SM, Rumpeltes J. Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with lumbar stabilization exercises. Spine J. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):114-20. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.015. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Visual Analog Scale Patients were asked to marked the level of pain on a 10 cm at rest, activity and sleep; VAS scale marked at one end as "no pain" and at the other as "worst pain imaginable''. Change from Baseline visual analog scale(rest) after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
Primary Visual Analog Scale Patients were asked to marked the level of pain on a 10 cm at activity; VAS scale marked at one end as "no pain" and at the other as "worst pain imaginable''. Change from Baseline visual analog scale(activity) after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
Primary Visual Analog Scale Patients were asked to marked the level of pain on a 10 cm at sleep; VAS scale marked at one end as "no pain" and at the other as "worst pain imaginable''. Change from Baseline visual analog scale (sleep)after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
Secondary Oswestry Disability Index The ODI assesses ten different aspects of disability (pain, personal care, lifting, sitting, standing, sleeping, sex life, social life, walking and travelling). Each parameter is scored from 0 to 5, with 0 indicating no functional limitation due to pain and 5 indicating a major functional disability due to low back pain. This questionnaire is scored using a global percentage score. The obtainable maximum score is 50, which corresponds to 100%. Change from Baseline Oswestry Disability Index after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
Secondary Physical Performance Eight physical performance tests (PPT) of daily activities such as climbing stairs, picking up something from the floor, bending forward, rolling up from supine position, putting on a sock, standing up from a lying position etc. were evaluated. The tests were observed by trained physiotherapist, who judged the patients' individual performance in each test using four grades of movement quality that were recorded on a four-point ordinal scale (0; performs activity without any difficulty, 3; restricted movement: cannot perform activity). Change from Baseline physical performance tests after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
Secondary Walking speed 10 meter walking speed was also measured and recorded as m/sec. Change from Baseline 10 meter walking speed after radiofrequency denervation (at 2 week) and after exercise procedure (at 8 week)
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