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Trial reportPain management2026

Aquatic therapy compared to standard care for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Nicolas Vaillancourt, Chanelle Montpetit, Brent Rosenstein, Maryse Fortin

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Trial report in Pain management, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05823857 (Effect of Aquatic Exercise on Paraspinal and Gluteal Morphology and Function in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Effect of Aquatic Exercise on Paraspinal and Gluteal Morphology and Function in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorConcordia University, MontrealRan2022 to 2023Enrolled34ConditionsChronic Low-back Pain, Muscle Atrophy, Diagnostic Imaging, Exercise TherapyArmsAquatic Therapy, Standard Care
3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nicolas VaillancourtDepartment of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Chanelle MontpetitDepartment of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Brent RosensteinDepartment of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Maryse FortinDepartment of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnxiety, depression, and pain-related fears are highly prevalent among individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). While aquatic therapy is a promising treatment modality for CLBP, its effects on psychological factors remain poorly understood.

objectiveTo compare the effects of aquatic therapy (AT) versus standard care (SC) on psychological outcomes, pain, and disability in CLBP.

methodsIn this two-arm randomized controlled trial, 34 participants with CLBP were assigned to AT (

resultsMixed-design analysis of covariance revealed no significant group*time interactions for any outcomes (all

conclusionsAquatic therapy may offer a more comfortable treatment alternative to address psychological factors associated with CLBP. CLINICAL

trial registrationwww.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCT05823857.

Indexed as

Chronic PainHydrotherapyLow Back PainAdultAnxietyCatastrophizationDepressionFemaleHumansKinesiophobiaMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeAquatic therapychronic painlow back painpatient-reported outcomespsychologyquality of life

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PMID41527881
PMCPMC13248502

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