The Effect Of A Neurodynamic Treatment On Nerve Conduction In Clients With Low Back Pain

McMaster University1 site in 1 country9 target enrollmentMay 2011

ConditionsLow Back Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Sponsor: McMaster University
Enrollment: 9
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change in nerve conduction studies
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a certain treatment for low back pain can change the way nerves in the leg send messages. Specifically, the investigators will examine whether a particular type of physical therapy treatment for individuals with low back pain (neurodynamic techniques) changes the speed that nerves send/receive signals to/from the leg, as compared to a different physical therapy treatment.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2011

End Date

October 2011

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

McMaster University

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Males and females aged 18 years and older
•Participants who can speak English and read, understand, and fill out the consent form and questionnaires
•Participants will have a certain level of low back pain graded numerically, with or without radiation to the leg
•Clinical decision (by same individual) as safe to participate in study based on subjective history and objective examination.

Exclusion Criteria

•An inability to tolerate sitting for 10 minutes
•Nerve conduction disorders diagnosed by a physician such as, diabetes or MS
•Current participant in an investigational drug study (within past 3 months)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in nerve conduction studies

Time Frame: Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure

Motor conduction of the tibial nerve; Sensory conduction of the sural nerve; H-reflex, H:M ratio (soleus muscle)

Secondary Outcomes

Change of knee extension in sitting slump test(Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure)
Change in score of Visual Analog Scale for pain(Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure)