Specific Treatment Of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) Trials: Effects of advice versus physiotherapy functional restoration on pain and function for people with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- umbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathyLumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathyMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000205235
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Leg pain radiating below the knee (or into the anterior thigh for high lumbar disc herniations) for duration of 6 weeks to 6 months.
At least one neurological sign (reflex deficit, sensory deficit, motor deficit, or positive straight-leg-raise).
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerised tomography (CT) confirming the presence of a lumbar disc herniation.
Able to understand and read English.
Exclusion Criteria
Causes of symptoms other than disc herniation (spondylolisthesis, bony or ligamentous stenosis). Previous lumbar spine surgery. Compensable injury. Cauda equina syndrome or progressive lower limb weakness. Had injections into the back in the previous 6 weeks. Active cancer. Inability to walk safely.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Back-specific function (Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire)[At baseline, and 5, 10, 26 and 52 weeks following randomisation];Leg pain intensity on a 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale[At baseline, and 5, 10, 26 and 52 weeks following randomisation];Back pain intensity on a 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale[At baseline, and 5, 10, 26 and 52 weeks following randomisation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method