Improvement After Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain: The Good Responders

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: physiotherapy as usual in primary care

• Registration Number: NCT02168582
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

This is an observational study that aims to characterize individual response of patients getting physical therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain.

Participants will be classified based on a questionnaire and motor tests to investigate whether individual improvement after physical therapy may be predicted. These observations may help to decide which should be the preferred treatment offered.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-20
• Primary Completion: 2017-03-09
• Study Completion: 2017-03-09
• Status Verified: 2018-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• low back pain
• receiving primary care physiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
low back pain	physiotherapy as usual in primary care	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient-reported disability	1 year	questionnaire (Oswestry Disability Index)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
global perceived effect	1 year	questionnaire
self-efficacy	1 year	questionnaire and interview
quality of life	1 year	questionnaire (EQ5D)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Public Health and General Practice; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway