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

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Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Mobilizations; Other: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01402895
• Lead Sponsor: McMaster University

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2011-07
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-25
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

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.

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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)

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mobilizations	Mobilizations	The physiotherapist will perform mobilizations to the L-spine and SI joints with the participant in a specific position.
Exercise	Exercise	The physiotherapist will teach the participant how to tighten the transversus abdominus muscle. The participant will be asked to do a series of these exercises.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in nerve conduction studies	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

McMaster University; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada