What this trial studies
Exercise interventions are deemed essential for the effective management of patients with pain. Various therapy methods have been shown in the literature for pain and coping with pain. However, there is no study investigating the effectiveness of Basic Body Awareness Therapy in pain and coping with pain. In this respect, our study will contribute to the literature.
Conditions in scope
- Low Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Menopause
Interventions
- Therapeutic Exercise Group (Other) — Therapeutic exercise sessions will begin with a short educational talk that provides information on proper body mechanics, and the benefits of exercise, followed by simple warm-ups and three different stretching and five different strengthening exercises that emphasize hip, abdominal, and…
- Therapeutic Exercise+Basic Body Awareness Therapy Group (Other) — This group will receive BBAT as well as therapeutic exercises. Therapeutic exercises will include strengthening, stretching, and stabilization exercises. BBAT will include postural alignment, breathing, and cognitive exercises.
Who can join
Women only · Ages 45 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
- Chronic lower back or neck pain lasting at least six months
- Gone through the menopausal transition naturally within the last year
- Not received a physiotherapy approach for pain management in the last six months
- Be able to read and write in Turkish.
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of significant neurological disorders
- Presence of serious mental and psychological disorder
Eligibility wording paraphrased from the public record. View the full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov before contacting a site.
Where it’s happening
| City | State / Region | Facility | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girne | TRNC | Cyprus Science University | Unknown |
Status & timeline
- Overall status: Completed
- Study type: Interventional
- Phase: N/A
- Start date: 2023-05-31
- Primary completion: 2024-07-31
- Last update posted: 2024-10-04
- First posted: 2023-06-07
Sponsor & contact
Lead sponsor: European University of Lefke (Other)
For trial site contact information, use the official record at ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact details change frequently and the public record is the source of truth.
Outcome measures
Primary outcomes
- Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) (3 minutes)
Body awareness of the participants will be evaluated Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) developed by Shields, Mallory \& Simon. BAQ is a questionnaire that aims to determine the normal or abnormal sensitivity level of body composition. It consists of four subgroups (Attention to changes in body process and responses, sleep-wake cycle, prediction at onset of illness, prediction of body responses) and… - McGill-Short Form Pain Questionnaire (5 minutes)
The pain levels of the PmW will be measured with the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. The questionnaire, developed by Melzack in 1987 and the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of which was demonstrated in 2007, is widely used in measuring pain. This questionnaire consists of a total of 15 descriptive words to determine the sensory (11 words)… - Pain Coping Strategies (5 minutes)
Pain coping strategies of PmW will be assessed with Pain Coping Inventory (PCI). The scale developed by Kraaimaat and Evers evaluates how often chronic pain patients use behavioral and cognitive methods to cope with pain. The original form of the scale includes six dimensions as pain transformation, distraction, reducing demands, retreating, worrying, and resting. Pain transformation, comforting thinking, and distraction… - Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index (5 minutes)
The Oswestry low back pain disability index (OLBPDI), first published in 1980, was developed to assess pain-related disability in people with acute, subacute, or chronic low back pain. It includes 1 item related to pain and 9 items related to activities of daily living (personal care, lifting, walking, sitting, standing, sleeping, social life and travel). Each item is measured on… - Neck Disability Index (5 minutes)
The questionnaire, which evaluates subjective symptoms and activities of daily living, consists of 10 sections (pain severity, lifting weights, sleep, reading, driving, headache, concentration, work life, personal care, and leisure activities). For each section, there are 6 items ranging from 0-5 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 50 (0: no excuse; 50: maximum excuse). The total score obtained…
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