Study Comparing Cortical Function and Dysfunction Tests in Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00924495
• Lead Sponsor: Kuopio University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the cortical regulation of the paraspinal muscles in chronic low back pain. These (possible) changes in regulatory mechanisms are being compared to other motor control tests in order to determine whether correlations are found. Furthermore the patients are being treated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and tested afterwards. The purpose is to find out if rTMS-therapy is capable of normalizing motor control deficits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2009-06-19
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• chronic nonspecific low back pain for at least six months
• male gender
• age 25-50 yrs
• average pain during last week 4-8/10 by VAS
• Oswestry disability index 20-80 %

Exclusion Criteria

• former spinal operations
• rheumatic disease, marked spondylolysis and -olisthesis, other diseases that markedly reduce physical or psychological performance, history of epilepsy, history of taking epileptic or strong opioid drugs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between cortical activity and other motor control tests	day 1 and day 19

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of rTMS-therapy for clinical outcome and motor control tests	day 19, 1 month, 2 months, 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kuopio University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Kuopio, Finland