Integrating Mobile-health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000189527
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

Male and female adults aged over 18 years, with chronic LBP persisting for over 12 weeks but without radicular symptoms; after treatment in the physiotherapy department of The Liverpool Hospital; regular (weekly) use of a computer or internet-connected tablet device; fluency in English (verbal and written)

Exclusion Criteria

Any spinal surgery in the past 12 months; evidence of nerve root, spinal cord or caudal equine compression; severe spinal stenosis indicated by signs of neurogenic claudication (grade 3 to 4); fibromyalgia, or systemic/inflammatory disorder; any other current musculoskeletal injury or contraindication to increasing physical activity levels, including any cardiorespiratory or other medical condition limiting exercise tolerance; LBP caused by involvement in a road traffic accident in the last 12 months or ongoing litigation;; current pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ow Back Pain levels will be assessed with the numerical rating scale (NRS)[Baseline, weekly over a 6 month period and 12 months after randomisation. ];Functional disability will be assessed via the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)[Baseline, weekly over a 6 month period and 12 months after randomisation];Care seeking for low back pain will be assessed with the use of a customized mobile WebApp. Through this mobile WebApp the participant will be able to register the number of previous treatments, symptom length, co-morbidities, number and type of visits to a health practitioner (i.e. general practitioner, physiotherapist, chiropractor, etc) and medication intake (i.e. number of pills daily). They will also be able to report any hospitalisations (patients’ presentation to emergency departments and time length of hospitalization) or if they underwent any surgical procedure. [Baseline, weekly over a 6 month period and 12 months after randomisation.]