Efficacy of Hip Belt Squat Training on Pain Management and Physcial Function in Low Back Pain Patients

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Hip belt squat exercise: Hip belt squat exercise performed twice per week for 12 weeks

Study summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the efficacy of the hip belt squat exercise in pain management and physical function for people with chronic low back pain.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Oswetry Disability index — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  A questionnaire measuring the degree of disability, which ranges from 0 (no disability) to 100 (bedridden).
• Health related quality of life — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  A questionnaire measuring the easured health-related quality of life (EuroQOL-5D), ranging from -0.596 to 1, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
• Fear-avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  Fear-avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) measuring the amount of kinesiophobia, ranging from 0-96 with higher scores indicating higher levels of fear avoidance belief.
• STarTBack tool — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  A questionnaire used to assess the risk of chronicity in low back pain (ranging from low to medium to high risk).
• Pain sensitivity — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  Pressure-pain threshold was assessed using a handheld pressure algometer.
• Pain intensity — Assessed at baseline, after 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and at 1-year followup
  Patients were asked to rate the intensity of their LBP on a visual analog scale (VAS) using a 10 cm long line, where the far-left part of the line (0/10) corresponded to no pain and the far right part (10/10) corresponded to the worst imaginable pain. Ratings on the VAS scale was gathered both while the participants stood in an upright position and during a self-chosen movement known to induce pain (e.g. bending over).

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