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Effect of Whole Body Vibration Exercises for Patients wıth Chronic Nonspeific Low Back Pain

A study testing classic lumbar home exercise, Whole body vibration and Whole body vibration exercise in people with Pain and Labor Pain, run by Yerkoy State Hospital.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Whole body vibration (WBV), which is a new treatment method and applied through the device, is defined as mechanical repetitive motion or oscillatory motion occurring around a balance point (5). Chronic nonspecific low back pain is still a serious clinical, social and economic health problem. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 50 years
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Labor Pain, Quality of Life
What is being tested?
classic lumbar home exercise, Whole body vibration and Whole body vibration exercise
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2017to 1 Jan 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Inclusion criterias are non-specific LBP (LBP other than those excluded, see exclusion criteria below) of a more than 3 months in patients aged 20 to 50 years, with average pain intensity evaluated Visaual Analog Scale (VAS) (1-10) that is higher than 5

Who cannot join

  • Exclusion criterias are participants with likely specific causes of LBP This includes exclusion of history of malignancy, history of recent spinal surgery, dislocation, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis and history of weakness of lower extremity or loss of sensation in lower extremity. Additionally, current pregnancy, , lactation, uncontrolled hypertension and history of diagnosed mental health conditions that would limit adherence to the trial procedures will be excluded

About this study

Official title: Effect of Whole Body Vibration Exercises for Patients wıth Chronic Nonspeific Low Back Pain on Labor and Quality of Life: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Whole body vibration (WBV), which is a new treatment method and applied through the device, is defined as mechanical repetitive motion or oscillatory motion occurring around a balance point (5). Chronic nonspecific low back pain is still a serious clinical, social and economic health problem. There are few studies and limited evidence evaluating the effectiveness of WBV exercises in chronic nonspecific low back pain. Different protocols are used for wbv exercise in studies (6). Our aim is to compare the effects of whole body vibration exercise modality on pain, functional recovery, laboor impact, quality of life with control group in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Read the detailed description

Low back pain is a prevalent problem all over the World. low back pain prevalence is 84% by lifetime Chronic low back pain prevalence is 23%. Low back pain causing disability prevalence is also11% (1). Increasing sedentary lifestyle and obesity, aging of the population and inappropriate ergonomic work activities and working environment in the working society contribute to this increase (2).

Chronic low back pain is an important cause of labor losses and also it is the most common functional insufficiency under 45 years of age (3). Treatment approaches such as exercise and education in which the patient is actively involved in the treatment are recommended for the treatment of non-specific acute, subacute and especially chronic low back pain (4).

Whole body vibration (WBV), which is a new treatment method and applied through the device, is defined as mechanical repetitive motion or oscillatory motion occurring around a balance point (5). Chronic nonspecific low back pain is still a serious clinical, social and economic health problem. There are few studies and limited evidence evaluating the effectiveness of WBV exercises in chronic nonspecific low back pain. Different protocols are used for wbv exercise in studies (6). Our aim is to compare the effects of whole body vibration exercise modality on pain, functional recovery, laboor impact, quality of life with control group in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

MATERYAL METHOD

This prospective, randomized and controlled study include 70 patients who were diagnosed chronic nonspecific low back pain. Patients were randomized into two groups using the 1:1 method. The first group was the treatment group in which applied the whole body vibration exercise and classical lumbar home exercise program. The second group (control) only received classical lumbar home exercise program.

Inclusion criterias are non-specific LBP (LBP other than those excluded, see exclusion criteria below) of a more than 3 months in patients aged 20 to 50 years, with average pain intensity evaluated Visaual Analog Scale (VAS) (1-10) that is higher than 5 Exclusion criterias are participants with likely specific causes of LBP This includes exclusion of history of malignancy, history of recent spinal surgery, dislocation, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis and history of weakness of lower extremity or loss of sensation in lower extremity. Additionally, current pregnancy, , lactation, uncontrolled hypertension and history of diagnosed mental health conditions that would limit adherence to the trial procedures will be excluded.

Patients in the TVT exercise group; 24 sessions of TVT exercise 3 days a week (with at least 1 day of rest between each session) was performed under the supervision of a physician for a total of 8 weeks. . The vibration was given by the Power Plate® (pro5TM; Power Plate North America, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA) device where a three-plan oscillation took place (most vertical, Z-axis).The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index is a self-reported measure of functional disability . The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index has reliability and validit(7). Quality of life was assessed using Short form-36 (SF-36). SF-36 is a widely used and validated scale in assessing quality of life. It is not specific to any disease group. Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) was used in our study to evaluate job performance. HLQ is designed to collect quantitative data on the treatment of disease and its relationship to work performance. Intercultural adaptation was made to Turkish. HLQ data allow to estimate the production losses (costs) of paid and unpaid labor (8).

Being tested
classic lumbar home exercise, Whole body vibration, Whole body vibration exercise
Keywords
low back pain, whole body vibration, labor
Medical subject headings
Pain, Labor Pain, Low Back Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • classic lumbar home exerciseOther

    classic lumbar home exercise

  • Whole body vibrationDevice

    Whole body vibration (WBV), which is a new treatment method and applied through the device, is defined as mechanical repetitive motion or oscillatory motion occurring around a balance point

  • Whole body vibration exerciseOther

    Whole body vibration exercise

Study groups in NCT04611451
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
whole body vibration groupExperimentalPatients in the WBV exercise group; 24 sessions of TVT exercise 3 days a week (with at least 1 day of rest between each session) was performed under the supervision of a physician for a total of 8 weeks. Patients in the WBV exercise group were also shown a classic lumbar home exercise program and they were asked to apply for 8 weeks
Receives: Other: classic lumbar home exercise; Device: Whole body vibration; Other: Whole body vibration exercise
exerciseActive comparatorThe second group (control) only received classical lumbar home exercise program.
Receives: Other: classic lumbar home exercise

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ)

    Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) was used in our study to evaluate job performance. HLQ is designed to collect quantitative data on the treatment of disease and its relationship to work performance. Intercultural adaptation was made to Turkish. HLQ data allow to estimate the production losses (costs) of paid and unpaid labor

    Measured: baseline (0 day)

  2. Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ)

    Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) was used in our study to evaluate job performance. HLQ is designed to collect quantitative data on the treatment of disease and its relationship to work performance. Intercultural adaptation was made to Turkish. HLQ data allow to estimate the production losses (costs) of paid and unpaid labor

    Measured: 8 week

  3. Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ)

    Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) was used in our study to evaluate job performance. HLQ is designed to collect quantitative data on the treatment of disease and its relationship to work performance. Intercultural adaptation was made to Turkish. HLQ data allow to estimate the production losses (costs) of paid and unpaid labor

    Measured: 20 week

  4. Quality of life Short form-36 (SF-36)

    Quality of life was assessed using Short form-36 (SF-36). SF-36 is a widely used and validated scale in assessing quality of life. It is not specific to any disease group. This scale consisting of 36 questions; It has 8 subgroups as general health, physical function, physical role difficulty, pain, energy, social function, emotional role difficulty, mental health.

    Measured: baseline (0 day)

  5. Quality of life Short form-36 (SF-36)

    Quality of life was assessed using Short form-36 (SF-36). SF-36 is a widely used and validated scale in assessing quality of life. It is not specific to any disease group. This scale consisting of 36 questions; It has 8 subgroups as general health, physical function, physical role difficulty, pain, energy, social function, emotional role difficulty, mental health.

    Measured: 8 week

  6. Quality of life Short form-36 (SF-36)

    Quality of life was assessed using Short form-36 (SF-36). SF-36 is a widely used and validated scale in assessing quality of life. It is not specific to any disease group. This scale consisting of 36 questions; It has 8 subgroups as general health, physical function, physical role difficulty, pain, energy, social function, emotional role difficulty, mental health.

    Measured: 20 week

  7. Visual Analog Scale

    Visual Analog Scale was used for pain

    Measured: baseline (0 day)

  8. Visual Analog Scale

    Visual Analog Scale was used for pain

    Measured: 8 week

  9. Visual Analog Scale

    Visual Analog Scale was used for pain

    Measured: 20 week

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. disability

    The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index is a self-reported measure of functional disability consisting of 18 questions about various activities related to back pain. Each question has 6 possible responses ranging from 0 to 5, with a total possible maximum score of 50. The total Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index score is with higher percentages indicating greater levels of self-reported disability. The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index has reliability and validit(7).

    Measured: baseline (0 day)

  2. disability

    The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index is a self-reported measure of functional disability consisting of 18 questions about various activities related to back pain. Each question has 6 possible responses ranging from 0 to 5, with a total possible maximum score of 50. The total Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index score is with higher percentages indicating greater levels of self-reported disability. The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index has reliability and validit(7).

    Measured: 8 week

  3. disability

    The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index is a self-reported measure of functional disability consisting of 18 questions about various activities related to back pain. Each question has 6 possible responses ranging from 0 to 5, with a total possible maximum score of 50. The total Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index score is with higher percentages indicating greater levels of self-reported disability. The Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability index has reliability and validit(7).

    Measured: 20 week

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Nov 2020
  2. Study start1 Jan 2017
  3. Primary completion15 Oct 2020
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
70 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04611451
Sponsor's protocol ID
2016/70
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
20 Oct 2020
Last updated
13 Jul 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Balague F, Mannion AF, Pellise F, Cedraschi C. Non-specific low back pain. Lancet. 2012 Feb 4;379(9814):482-91. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60610-7. Epub 2011 Oct 6.

    PubMed 21982256
  • Weiner SS, Nordin M. Prevention and management of chronic back pain. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Apr;24(2):267-79. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.12.001.

    PubMed 20227647
  • Ladeira CE. Evidence based practice guidelines for management of low back pain: physical therapy implications. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2011 May-Jun;15(3):190-9. doi: 10.1590/s1413-35552011000300004.

    PubMed 21829982
  • Sitja Rabert M, Rigau Comas D, Fort Vanmeerhaeghe A, Santoyo Medina C, Roque i Figuls M, Romero-Rodriguez D, Bonfill Cosp X. Whole-body vibration training for patients with neurodegenerative disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD009097. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009097.pub2.

    PubMed 22336858
  • Perraton L, Machotka Z, Kumar S. Whole-body vibration to treat low back pain: fact or fad? Physiother Can. 2011 Winter;63(1):88-93. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2009.44. Epub 2011 Jan 20.

    PubMed 22210985
  • Duruoz MT, Ozcan E, Ketenci A, Karan A. Development and validation of a functional disability index for chronic low back pain. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2013;26(1):45-54. doi: 10.3233/BMR-2012-00349.

    PubMed 23411648
  • McGorry RW, Webster BS, Snook SH, Hsiang SM. The relation between pain intensity, disability, and the episodic nature of chronic and recurrent low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Apr 1;25(7):834-41. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200004010-00012.

    PubMed 10751295
  • cakar E, Özcan E, Özgörgü E, Durmuş O, Karan A, Kıralp MZ. Health and labour questionnaire: Turkish adaptation for ankylosing spondylitis. Türk Fiz Tıp Rehab Derg. 2012;58(3):205-12.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing classic lumbar home exercise, Whole body vibration and Whole body vibration exercise in people with Pain and Labor Pain, run by Yerkoy State Hospital.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) (time frame: baseline (0 day)). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04611451, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Jul 2022.

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