The Effect of Tele-Rehabilitation Technology on chronic non specific low back pai
- Conditions
- chronic low back pain.Low back pain
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016070528809N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
male and female subjects with chronic non-specific low back pain; at the age of 18-55 years old; Having back pain for more than three months without any pathological cause; subjects should not have been any history of other illnesses (such as infection, cancer, inflammatory diseases, osteoporosis) or surgical interventions; back pain confirmed by orthopedic specialist; pain score less than 6 on numeric rating scale for pain (NRS Pain); Moderate disability score (25-50) based on Oswestry Low Back Pain disability questionnaire; internet access; having a smart phone or personal computer or laptop.
Exclusion criteria: subjects with regular physical activity with 30 to 45 minutes duration, at least three times per week; subjects with past history of spine and herniation disk surgery; Pain in the spine corroborating fever and chills; morning stiffness; inflammatory diseases and fracture in the spine indicating the presence of osteoporosis; subjects with past history of fractures of vertebrae, pelvis and lower extremities; subjects with Malignancies, rheumatoid arthritis or systemic infectious diseases; subjects who regularly take pain killer medications and anti-inflammatory drugs; pregnancy or less than 6 months postpartum; body mass index of 30 or higher; presence of arthritis.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before the start of interventions and one week after the interventions. Method of measurement: Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain).;Clinical indicies of balance. Timepoint: Before the start of interventions and one week after the interventions. Method of measurement: single leg stand test and Star Excursion Balance Test to measure static balance and dynamic balance respectively.;Functional Disability. Timepoint: Before the start of interventions and one week after the interventions. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the start of interventions and a week after the interventions. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-100(WHOQOL-100).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction. Timepoint: 1 week after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: questionary.