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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN96496625
ISRCTN96496625
Completed
N/A

An alternative group physiotherapy programme for the management of non-specific chronic low back pain in Primary Care

Middlesex University (UK)0 sites80 target enrollmentFebruary 17, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic low back pain in musculoskeletal medicine
Sponsor
Middlesex University (UK)
Enrollment
80
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 17, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Middlesex University (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Male and female subjects between ages of 20\-65 years. This is a standard adult age range used in CLBP studies investigating the effect of exercise and /or manual therapy
  • 2\. CLBP for \>3 months
  • 3\. Motivated and willing to attend both the physiotherapy programmes

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Cardiac, respiratory, kidney, blood pressure or blood circulatory problems which may prevent participation in any strenuous exercise programme
  • 2\. Recent spinal surgery within one year which may affect the ability to participate in group exercise programmes. These patients are usually excluded from CLBP studies
  • 3\. Acute fracture or recent trauma require specialist management and would not be suitable for group rehabilitation programmes
  • 4\. Inflammatory or infectious diseases of the spine
  • 5\. Metabolic or bone disease such as osteoporosis
  • Both 4 and 5 conditions are a contraindication to physiotherapy and would require further investigation and onward referral
  • 6\. Neurological signs or symptoms such as sensation loss in a specific dermatome, myotomal muscle weakness or abnormal reflexes. These neurological deficits may require further investigation or monitoring and would not be appropriate for an extensive exercise programme or manual therapy
  • 7\. Advanced rheumatoid arthritis or uncontrolled diabetes. These conditions are contraindicated to manual therapy and exercise programmes. These conditions would also require specialist review
  • 8\. Subjects who were pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
  • 9\. Chronic pain syndrome patients with severe physical or psychological impairment. This includes the group of patients presenting with widespread sensory hypersensitivity mediated by central pain mechanisms. These patients are unlikely to respond to exercise and/or manual therapy and may need to be referred for multimodal pain management programmes or pain clinic

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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