Sensorimotor Training in Low-back Pain Rehabilitation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT02304120
• Lead Sponsor: Michael A. McCaskey

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effects of additional sensorimotor training (proprioceptive postural training, PPT) to conventional therapy in the treatment of chronic low-back pain. Half of the participants will receive instructed treadmill training as an active comparator against PPT. All participants receive conventional physiotherapy as prescribed by their treating medical doctors. It is expected that the PPT group will improve in postural control, proprioceptive, as well as pain and function outcomes to a significantly greater extent than the active control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-25
• Study Start: 2014-12
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-05
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with musculoskeletal low back pain (non-specific low back pain)
• Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Known or suspected neurological diseases or lesions
• Traumatic injury of musculoskeletal system (fractures, tumours)
• Spinal pathologies (e.g., tumour, infection, fracture, and inflammatory disease)
• Previous spinal surgery
• Presence of any contraindication to exercise (fracture or cardiovascular limitations)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of self-reported pain on 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	Baseline (-4 days); Pre-Test (0 days); Post-Test (+25 days) and follow-up (+45 days)
Change of functional status recorded with the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)	Baseline (-4 days); Pre-Test (0 days); Post-Test (+25 days) and follow-up (+45 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Centre of Pressure	Baseline (-4 days); Pre-Test (0 days); Post-Test (+25 days) and follow-up (+45 days)	Area of surface a the 95% confidence ellipse of centre of pressure displacement during postural task
Joint Repositioning Error (segmental)	Baseline (-4 days); Pre-Test (0 days); Post-Test (+25 days) and follow-up (+45 days)	Repositioning acuity after surface perturbation.
Uncontrolled Manifold Index (UCM)	Baseline (-4 days); Pre-Test (0 days); Post-Test (+25 days) and follow-up (+45 days)	Segmental joint configuration.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Reha Rheinfelden; 🇨🇭 Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland