Army Low Back Training Study.
Completed
- Conditions
- Subacute and chronic nonspecific low back pain.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20205
- Lead Sponsor
- Pieter H. Helmhout and Chris C. Hartsaddress: see above
- Brief Summary
1. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Sep;89(9):1675-85. <br> 2. Comparison of a high-intensity and a low-intensity lumbar extensor training program as minimal intervention treatment in low back pain: a randomized trial. Helmhout et al. Eur Spine J. 2004 Oct;13(6):537-47.<br> 3. Rationale and design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial on a 'minimal intervention' in Dutch army personnel with non-specific low back pain. Helmhout et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2004 Nov 9;5(1):40.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
1. Royal Netherlands Army militairy personnel aged between 18 and 55;
2. Non specific low back pain for at least 4 weeks;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Specific LBP (fractures, tumors, herniated disc or other relevant neurologic diseases;
2. Treatment during the last month;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Global Perceived Effect;<br /><br>2. Patient Specific Functional Status;<br /><br>3. Low-back specific functional status (RDQ).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia;<br /><br>2. General Helath Qeuestionnaire;<br /><br>3. Work and Social status;<br /><br>4. Patient satisfaction;<br /><br>5. Isometric strength of lumbar extensors.