Impact of alternative exercise technologies on chronic low back pain in back pain patients under special regard of its sustainability.

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• Conditions: M54.8; Other dorsalgia

• Registration Number: DRKS00009528
• Lead Sponsor: Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Medizinische Physik,

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-10-15
• Results First Posted: 2018-09-20
• Study Completion: 2020-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 234

Inclusion Criteria

chronic unspecific low back pain
-untrained, i.e. no special exercise training affecting strength or lower back during the last 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

-WB-EMS spezific exclusion criterias (i.e. contraindikations: e.g. cardiac pace makers: thrombosis,hernias)

-WBV spezific exclusion criterias (i.e. contraindikations: e.g. e.g. cardiac pace makers: thrombosis, implants, artificial joints (back, lower extremities) , retinal detachment

- no known changes pharmacologic pain therapy during the intervention

- relevant psychological comorbidities

-diseases/medication affecting muscle metabolism

-absence of >2 weeks during the first intervention period of 14 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of chronic (low) back pain<br>at baseline and after 14 und 42 weeks via questionnaire:<br>-Chronic Pain Grade; German Version<br>-Funktionsfragebogen Hannover FFbHR <br>-partially: German Pain Questionnaire<br><br>Assessment of the sustainability of the intervention(s) after 14 and 42 weeks via questionnaire:<br>-Global Physical Activity Score<br> subanalysis via:<br>Stadien-Flussdiagramm Sport:<br>-Scale: Sport- und bewegungsbezogene Selbstkonkordanz<br>-Scale sportbezogenen situativen Barrieren und sportbezogenes Barrierenmanagement<br>-Scale „sportbezogene Konsequenzerfahrung.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-muscle mass of the trunk extensors (MRI)<br>-strength/power (isokinetic assessment)<br>-ADL and sportive activities (questionanaire)