The role of leg length discrepancy in low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Low back pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11898558
• Lead Sponsor: South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital (Finland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

1. Any current low back pain [at least one on a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS)] and leg length discrepancy of at least 5 mm (measured with a laser-based method)
2. Workers with prolonged occupational standing and/or walking within meat industry (carvers and packers)
3. Exposure to occupational standing and/or walking of at least 10 years
4. Age 35 years or more

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any spinal red flags
2. Nerve root entrapment
3. Any previous leg fractures behind leg length discrepancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of low back pain (10 cm-VAS), measured at the beginning of the study and after 3, 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Oswestry Disability<br>2. Roland-Morris Disability<br>3. RAND-36 Quality of Life<br>Measured at at the beginning of the study and after 3, 6 and 12 months