Effects of GPR on Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Launched by FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA · Apr 8, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a treatment called the Global Postural Reeducation Method (GPR) for adults who experience chronic low back pain. Low back pain is a common issue that affects many people, and this trial aims to see if GPR can help reduce pain and improve posture better than a simulated version of the treatment. The study will involve 42 adults aged 18 to 55 who have been dealing with this type of pain for a while. To participate, individuals must agree to join the study and have not received GPR treatment or physiotherapy in the last two months.

Participants will be divided into two groups: one will receive actual GPR sessions, while the other will receive a sham treatment that mimics GPR but doesn’t provide the real therapy. Both groups will attend sessions once a week for eight weeks. The results of this study could provide valuable insights into how effective GPR is for treating low back pain, potentially changing how healthcare providers approach this condition. If you or someone you know has chronic low back pain and meets the eligibility criteria, this trial may offer a new treatment option.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults aged between 18 and 55 years with chronic non-specific low back pain,
• • Participants who voluntarily agree to participate and sign the Free and Informed Consent Form,
• • Participants who have never done any treatment with the GPR method, and
• • Participants who have not been undergoing physiotherapy treatment for at least 2 months.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with pain lumbar acute, or it is, with symptoms gifts there is less of dose weeks, what carried out blocking medicinal in the column us last six months;
• • Patients with hernia of disk of type extruded and/or kidnapped;
• • Patients in possess or be in investigation of any kind of neoplasia;
• • Patients who have undergone any type of surgery with placement of any type of prosthesis in the spine;
• • Intellectual or sensory disability that prevents them from understanding commands or describing symptoms;
• • Patients who have a significant change in tactile sensitivity that prevents them from reporting any symptoms;
• • Patients who have any type of vestibular changes;
• • Serious pathologies of the spine;
• • Amputation of upper or lower limbs;
• • Spinal Cord Injury;
• • Low back pain with sacroiliac irradiation; any type of rheumatic diseases, such as: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and others;
• • Patients that be performing or carried out last two months any type of conservative treatments, such as: Acupuncture, hydrotherapy, manual therapy, Pilates, conventional physiotherapy, and others; and
• • Patients who have travel plans in the coming months.