Army Low Back Training Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aspecific low back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Low back pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN19334317
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Netherlands Army (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

1. 2004 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15535881 2. 2008 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18675396 (added 11/06/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2004-10-11
• Study Completion: 2005-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 1 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 129

Inclusion Criteria

1. Military employees of the RNLA between the age of 18 and 54 years
2. At least 4 weeks of continuous or recurrent (at least three times a week) episodes of low back pain (LBP) pain localised
3. Between posterior iliac crests and angulus inferior scapulae
4. Availability to visit the local military health centre two times a week during 10 consecutive weeks
5. No more than two sessions of absence due to job-related activities (e.g. military exercise, course, leave)
6. Willingness to abandon other treatment interventions for the lower back during the intervention period
7. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Spinal surgery in the last 2 years
2. Specific treatment for LBP in the last 4 weeks (e.g. physiotherapy, manual therapy)
3. Severe LBP which hinders in performing maximal isometric strength efforts
4. Specific LBP, defined as herniated disc, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis
5. Neurological diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified