Pilates for postnatal low back pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional trial enrolls postnatal women aged 20–30 with nonspecific low back pain lasting more than three months, a VAS pain score over 4, BMI ≤30 kg/m2, and parity of one to three. One group will receive a supervised Pilates program combined with a home exercise program while the comparison group will follow a home exercise program alone. Primary outcomes include pain intensity and functional ability, with additional measures of core stability, flexibility, and physical function assessed before and after the intervention period. The trial is conducted at the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University in Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ranges from 20 and 30 years old.
* Body mass index (BMI) doesn't exceed 30 kg/m2.
* Patients who are referred from a gynecologist with a diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain.
* Patients who have pain for more than three months.
* Patients who have parity ranging from one to three (to control the extreme physiological changes from multiple childbirths, ensuring a more uniform sample).
* Patients who have score more than 4 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Mechanical low back pain (LBP).
* Women who had performed any spinal surgery e.g. unilateral hemilaminectomy or microdiscectomy.
* Women with history of vertebral fracture or trauma.
* Women with systemic disorder e.g. diabetes mellitus.
* Women who are pregnant.
* Women who had received physiotherapy treatment for their LBP one month before the start of this study.

Where it's running

• Kafrelsheikh University (Faculty of Physical Therapy)
  Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Eman M Elsheikh, MBBCH
• Email: emanelshiekh858@gmail.com
• Phone: 00201009094244

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.