â??Comparing the effectiveness of a home based self administered exercise program instructed by the doctor with that of conventional supervised physiotherapy in the treatment of chronic mechanical low back painâ??
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAI
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/12/002295
- Lead Sponsor
- SUJITH K R
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
1.Males and females of age group 20-40
2.Patients whose back pain is brought about by mechanical cause , such as segmental instability, or postural habits
3.Patients having chronic back pain of more than 3 months duration
Exclusion Criteria
1.Acute and sub acute low back pain of less than 3 months duration
2.Clinical symptoms and signs of nerve root compression
3.History of trauma, cancers, spinal surgeries, cardiac diease,liver and renal disease
4.History of neurogenic claudication
5.Positive Waddells sign-
Inappropriate tenderness
Pain on simulation tests
Inconsistent performance
Regional deficits
Overreaction
6.Cognitive defects preventing adequate understanding of the study.
7.Patients with IUCDs, Pelvic inflammatory disease, DUB, pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method