Walking away from Low Back Pain: The New Zealand Back to Activity Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow Back Pain; Low Back Pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000842763
• Lead Sponsor: Professor G. David Baxter

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Males and females experiencing low back pain with/without radiation, persisting for > 12 weeks, capable of participating in home-based exercise, and with fluency in English (verbal and written).

Exclusion Criteria

Any spinal surgery in the past 12 months; evidence of nerve root, spinal cord, or cauda equine compression, severe spinal stenosis indicated by signs of neurogenic claudication, grade 3 to 4 spondylolisthesis (grade 1 to 2 spondylolisthesis eligible for inclusion), fibromyalgia, or systemic/inflammatory disorder; any other current musculoskeletal injury or contraindication to increasing PA levels, including any cardiorespiratory or other medical condition contraindicating increased exercise; LBP caused by involvement in a road traffic accident in the last 12 months or ongoing litigation; history of serious psychological or psychiatric illness (mild depression eligible for inclusion); current pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified