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Effects of a land and aquatic exercise-based program on pain, mobility and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

dc.contributor.authorBorges, Joana
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Fernanda M.
dc.contributor.authorSusano Jacinto, Miguel Ângelo
dc.contributor.authorPastilha, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorDuarte-Mendes, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T12:24:26Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T12:24:26Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-20en_US
dc.date.updated2025-06-12T08:52:50Z
dc.description.abstractBackground Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a disease with significant functional, emotional and social impact. Several interventions are proposed for its management and exercise is one of main, land-based or water-based. This study describes a randomized controlled trial that will analyze the effect of a combined aquatic and land-based exercise program compared to an aquatic-based program on pain, functional incapacity and quality of life in adults with CLBP. Additionally, it will analyze the effects of exercise cessation in the same outcomes. Methods and design A blind randomized controlled trial will be developed with a 1:1 allocation ratio. Around 30 adults with mechanical CLBP will be randomly allocated in two groups. The experimental group (ALG) will complete an aquatic and land-based exercise program and control group (AG) will carry out only an aquatic program, both for 8 weeks. Participants will be assessed with Visual Analogue Scale, Oswestry Disability Index, Short-Form 36, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-13 and Modified-Modified Schober Test, collected at baseline (M0), after 8 weeks (M1) and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention (M2). Discussion This study may provide a relevant contribution to understand the potential effect of a combined land and aquatic exercise program on pain, functional disability, fear of movement, quality of life and lumbar mobility. The results may provide important information for CLBP management. Trial registration This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (registration number: NCT06641570; date of registration: October 14, 2024).eng
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dc.identifier.citationBorges J, Monteiro D, Silva F M., Jacinto M, Pastilha T, Duarte-Mendes P. et al. (2025) Effects of a land and aquatic exercise-based program on pain, mobility and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE 20(5): e0320858. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320858
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0320858en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4493990
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13324
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0320858
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleEffects of a land and aquatic exercise-based program on pain, mobility and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trialeng
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
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oaire.citation.issue5en_US
oaire.citation.startPagee0320858
oaire.citation.titlePLOS Oneen_US
oaire.citation.volume20en_US
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person.familyNameMonteiro
person.familyNameSusano Jacinto
person.givenNameDiogo
person.givenNameMiguel Ângelo
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rcaap.cv.cienciaidED1F-6228-E26F | Diogo Monteiro
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