Early physiotherapy for chronic low back pain patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesChronic low back pain
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14405580
- Lead Sponsor
- Saudi Spine Society
- Brief Summary
2020 Preprint results in https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-16388/v1 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33292710/ (added 06/09/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 – 65 years
2. Complaint of CLBP with no clear medical diagnosis (malignancy, fracture, infection, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or inflammatory disease)
3. Pain persisting for more than 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. New mother <6 months postpartum
3. Those who had undergone pain-relieving procedures (injection or denervation) in the previous 3 months
4. Those who showed evidence of neurological impairment specific to LBP and received physiotherapy treatment for their LBP and/or MRI scan in the last 6 months prior to recruitment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The feasibility and acceptability of a large scale RCT:<br>1. Recruitment: Recruit at least 24 participants<br>2. Follow-up: If there is no more than 20% of loss to follow-up<br>3. Acceptability: If most participants interviewed stated that randomisation is acceptable and if at least 65% of eligible patients consent to participate in the trial
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures