The immediate effects of Qigong practice (Guan Yin Zi Zai Gong level 1) on chronic non-specific low back pain in office workers
- Conditions
- ow back painQigong,low back pain,office workers
- Registration Number
- TCTR20160726004
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
•Having non-specific chronic low back pain (The pain localized between the twelfth rib and inferior gluteal folds with or without leg pain)
•Male and female aged 20-40 years
•Chulalongkorn university or/and the companies in Bangkok area
•Reported sitting at least four hours on a working day
•Having low back pain persisting ≥12 weeks
•Intensity of the average LBP over last seven days exceeded 40 mm. on a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS)
•Not involved in any physical treatment during the last three months
•Without any sign of neurological disorder
•Willingness to participate and Good communication skills in Thai language
•No pregnancy
•No neurologic abnormality (motor or sensory deficit)
•Red flags (for example tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, etc.)
•Having medications during the treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity at baseline (before training),at 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th week after training and at 6th (end of trainin The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS):Patients will be asked to show their pain intensity and the distanc,Low back disability at baseline (before training),at 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th week after training and at 6th (end of trainin Roland and Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) is a health status measure designed to be ,Patient satisfaction at baseline (before training),at 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th week after training and at 6th (end of trainin Global Perceive Effect questionnaire (GPE)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method