The effectiveness of three forms of physiotherapy for sleep disturbance in chronic low back pain: a pilot single-blinded randomised controlled trial

Health Research Board (HRB) (Ireland)0 sites60 target enrollmentSeptember 23, 2009

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 23, 2009

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Health Research Board (HRB) (Ireland)

•1\. Males/females aged between 18 \- 70 years
•2\. Patients with chronic (greater than or equal to 3 months) or recurrent (greater than or equal to three episodes in the previous 12 months) low back pain (LBP) of mechanical origin with/without radiation to the lower limb
•3\. No spinal surgery within the previous 12 months
•4\. Patients deemed suitable by their GP/hospital consultant to carry out an exercise programme
•5\. Patients willing to attend for an 8\-week treatment programme of exercise classes
•6\. Fluency in English (verbal and written)
•7\. Access to a telephone (for follow\-up support)

•1\. Clinically diagnosed primary sleep disorder, e.g., sleep apnoea, insomnia
•2\. Currently on sleeping medication
•3\. Currently or having received treatment for CLBP within previous 3 months
•4\. Patients with minimum disability on the Oswestry Disability Index (less than 10\)
•5\. Red flags indicating serious spinal pathology, e.g., cancer, cauda equina lesion
•6\. Radicular pain indicative of nerve root compression
•7\. Patients diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, fibromyalgia
•8\. History of systemic/inflammatory disease, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis
•9\. Patients with any confounding conditions such as a neurological disorder or currently receiving treatment for cancer
•10\. Patients with acute (less than 6 weeks) or subacute LBP (6 \- 12 weeks), provided that they have experienced less than three LBP episodes during previous 12 months