Status:

COMPLETED

To Observe the Effect of Sphinx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana) Among Health Care Providers With Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University of Karachi

Conditions:

Chronic Low-back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This Randomized Controlled trial is designed to observe the effect of Sphinx Yoga (Salamba Bhujangasana) on low back pain and variation in the associated physiological parameters that help explain the...

Detailed Description

Plan of work * Assessment of eligibility \& Enrollment: HCPs experiencing LBP as per the eligibility criteria will be enrolled. * Baseline Assessment: All the variables, i.e. Oswestry Low Back Pain D...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All subjects must meet all the requirements as follow:
  • Subjects of both genders between 25 to 45 years of age.
  • They must score more than or equal to 2 for their pain intensity in the last week, on the Numerical Pain Rating (NPR) scale (0-10)
  • On Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire participant's score should be ≥ 4.
  • Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) work subscale score must be less than 19.
  • They have visited the health care provider in recent days for their back pain.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a personal history of neurological disorders including Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and stroke, any cardio-respiratory disorders like congestive heart failure, heart attack in the past 24 months and/or musculoskeletal disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, pathologic fractures of the spine, avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis, severe osteoarthritis. Including a history of spine surgery or hip arthroplasty.
  • Those subjects who have used narcotics or muscle relaxants within 30 days prior to study enrollment.
  • Pregnant and/or lactating females.
  • Those having body mass index \> 35 kg/m2 or presented with unexplained weight loss over the past month (\>10 lbs).
  • Clinically depressed subjects (i.e., subjects who score 24 or higher on the Center for Epidemiology Depression Scale).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 30 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04721639

Start Date

January 30 2021

End Date

February 1 2023

Last Update

February 8 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Koohi Goth Women Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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Koohi Goth Women Hospital

Karachi, Sindhi, Pakistan, 24740