Specific Treatment of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) Trials: Effects of specific physiotherapy functional restoration and advice versus advice alone for people with sub-acute non-reducible discogenic low back pain.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: umbar non-reducible discogenic pain; Lumbar non-reducible discogenic pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000412235
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

lower back pain with or without associated leg pain, pins and needles, or numbness for a duration of 6 weeks to 6 months

free of back/leg symptoms for at least 4 weeks prior to the current episode

Able to understand and read English.

Exclusion Criteria

Causes of symptoms other than lumbar non-reducible discogenic pain (eg Lower limb radiculopathy attributable to Lumbar disc herniation, reducible discogenic pain, facetogenic pain, 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, 5 weeks, 10 weeks, 26 weeks and 1 year following randomisation.];Back pain intensity on a 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale[At baseline, 5 weeks, 10 weeks, 26 weeks and 1 year following randomisation.];Leg pain intensity on a 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale[At baseline, 5 weeks, 10 weeks, 26 weeks and 1 year following randomisation.]