A classification algorithm for low back pain: matching patients to treatments that they are most likely to benefit from
Completed
- Conditions
- Low back pain10028377
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31626
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
patients with non-specific LBP for more than 6 weeks who attend a physiotherapist or manual therapist (with or without a GP referral). Non specific LBP is defined as pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain
Exclusion Criteria
Pain caused by specific patho-physiological disorders (e.g. hernia nuclei pulposi, fracture or tumor).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>General perceived recovery (7-point scale), functional status (ODI), pain<br /><br>intensity (11-point NRS),<br /><br>general health (SF-36) and quality of life (EuroQol). Assessments take place at<br /><br>baseline, and 8, 26 and<br /><br>52 weeks after randomization.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>n a</p><br>