Trial reportBMC primary care2023
Effectiveness of an exercise intervention based on preactivation of the abdominal transverse muscle in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain in primary care: a randomized control trial.
Trial report in BMC primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effectiveness of a Physiotherapeutic Re-education Based on the Pre-activation of the Transverse Abdominis in Patients With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain in Primary Care.
Efficacy of Physical Therapy Treatment in Endometriosis and Its Relationship to Adherence Rates.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Spinal stabilization exercises for transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus thickness via telerehabilitation and face-to-face approaches in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Trial
- The impact of preoperative lordosis distribution index on postoperative sagittal alignment and outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative spine disease.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Altered transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscle activation during cervical motor control tasks in individuals with chronic neck pain: A surface EMG-based analysis.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Comparative Effects of Therapeutic Exercise and Manual Therapy Techniques on Self-Reported Disability in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Minimally invasive Rives-Stoppa (MIRS) technique: a technique of retromuscular repair of ventral hernias preserving the posterior rectus sheath.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- The Importance of Mind-Body in Pilates Method in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain is one of the most common disabling pathologies in humanity worldwide. Physical exercises have been used in recent decades to reduce the pain, improve the functionality of the lumbar spine and avoid relapses. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of a program based on re-education exercises involving preactivation of the abdominal transverse muscle compared to conventional treatment in adults with chronic nonspecific low back pain.
methodsA two-arm, single-blind randomized control trial with 35 primary care patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. Both groups received a 4-week intervention. Data were collected at baseline and at the end of the intervention. Sixteen patients participated in the intervention group, and 19 patients in the control group.
resultsFor the experimental group, the outcomes of disability and activation of the abdominal transverse muscle decreased significantly (MD -2.9; CI 95% -5.6 to -0.35; η2 = 0.14; p = 0.028) and (MD 2.3; CI 95% 0.91 to 3.67; η2 = 0.25; p = 0.002) respectively, with a large effect size, compared to the control group. There were no differences between the groups in pain intensity, thickness, and resistance of the transverse abdominal muscle.
conclusionA 4-week specific program based on re-education exercises of the preactivation of the abdominal transverse muscle is more effective than conventional treatment for reducing disability and increasing the activation of the abdominal transverse muscle measured by VAS scale and PBU.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03097497. Date of registration: 31/03/2017.
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