The efficacy of exercises for the treatment of chronic low back pain.

Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Chronic low back pain
Chronic low back pain

Registration Number: ISRCTN12458386

Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Added July 2008:
1. Subjects between the ages of 18 to 75 years
2. Fluency in English
3. Mechanical low back pain for more than 3 months (of a non-radicular nature). Mechanical pain was defined as LBP which increased with movement.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with cardiac, respiratory, kidney, blood pressure or blood circulatory problems, spinal surgery, fracture, inflammatory or infectious diseases of the spine, metabolic disease, neurological deficit, rheumatoid arthritis or diabetes
2. Health professionals and staff members at the institution where data was collected
3. Potential subjects who were pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
4. Patients who were not capable of participating in a graded exercise program were also excluded

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prior to July 2008:<br>Visual analogue scale (pain intensity). Objective measures (lumbar range of movement, straight leg raise, Biering-Sorenson test). Functional test.<br><br>Modified July 2008 to:<br>Quebec back pain disability questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Added July 2008:<br>1. Subjective rating of change<br>2. Visual analogue scale for pain<br>3. Perceived level of fitness<br>4. Analgesic use<br>5. Number of cigarettes / day<br>6. Level of confidence relating to back pain<br>7. Lumbar range of movement<br>8. Range of straight leg raise<br>