Can motor performance of chronic low back pain patients be improved via motivating feedback by means of gaming?

Completed

Conditions: chronische a-specifieke lage rugpijn
chronic low back pain

Registration Number: NL-OMON36413

Lead Sponsor: Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Between 18 and 70 years of age
Able to speak and understand the Dutch language
Length between 1m50 and 2m00 (necessary for task feasability)
Capable of performing the experiments in the study (according to therapist's judgement for patients)
Patients have low back pain without a specific physiopathological origin, for at least 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of upper-extremity disorders - or other pathologies compromising manual motor performance
Insufficient mastering of the Dutch language.
Control subjects will be excluded if they have had an episode of (back) pain complaints in the 6 months previous to study participation

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Motor performance expressed in the amount of time needed to complete a series<br /><br>of predefined reaching movements </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Attention to task performance and attention to back sensation both measured<br /><br>by a numerical rating scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (no attention at all) to 10<br /><br>(full attention).<br /><br>- Expected and experienced pain rating both measured by a NRS ranging from 0<br /><br>(no pain at all) to 10 (worst pain imaginable) </p><br>