Exercise for Low Back Pain in Children - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Information provided by:	University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00786864

Purpose

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of an eight-week specific exercise programme in reducing self-reported episodes and intensity of LBP, as well as modifying some of the identified risk factors for LBP, in children.

Condition	Intervention
Low Back Pain	Other: exercise programme

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	School-Based Specific Exercise Programme Reduces the Prevalence and Intensity of Low Back Pain in 12-13 Year Old Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain Exercise and Physical Fitness

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Witwatersrand, South Africa:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Low Back Pain Intensity [ Time Frame: 3 months post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Low Back Pain Prevalence [ Time Frame: 3 months post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Hamstring Flexibility [ Time Frame: 3 months post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Neural Mobility [ Time Frame: 3 months post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	72
Study Start Date:	January 2007
Study Completion Date:	October 2007
Primary Completion Date:	October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1. Experimental Group: Experimental Exercise Intervention Group	Other: exercise programme Specific low back pain exercise programme for children
2. Control Group: No Intervention Control group - no intervention

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	12 Years to 13 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Children aged 12-13 years
Complained of LBP in the past three months

Exclusion Criteria:

Serious spinal pathologies or deformities (e.g. severe scoliosis, spinal tumours)
Neurological conditions which alter motor tone
Physical disabilities (e.g. spinal cord injuries) which prevent the child from being able to stand up on their own without an orthotic device or brace, or which prevent the child from taking part in normal physical education (PE) classes
Any other serious co-morbidities (e.g. cancer, severe lung pathology)
Provincial sports participants, or children who were currently following a specific training programme with a biokineticist or physiotherapist
Current orthopaedic procedures or fractures of the spine, pelvis, lower or upper limbs

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00786864

Locations

South Africa, Gauteng
Government primary schools in the Ekurhuleni West and Johannesburg East Districts of Gauteng
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Gina L Fanucchi, MSc (Physio)

University of the Witwatersrand

More Information

No publications provided by University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Fanucchi GL, Stewart A, Jordaan R, Becker P. Exercise reduces the intensity and prevalence of low back pain in 12-13 year old children: a randomised trial. Aust J Physiother. 2009;55(2):97-104.

Responsible Party:	University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa ( Gina Lucia Fanucchi )
Study ID Numbers:	Fanucchi et al, M060334
Study First Received:	October 14, 2008
Results First Received:	October 14, 2008
Last Updated:	November 5, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00786864 History of Changes
Health Authority:	South Africa: Human Research Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by University of Witwatersrand, South Africa:

Randomised controlled trial
low back pain
exercise
children

school-based
prevalence
intensity

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neurologic Manifestations
Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations

Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 01, 2009