The centralization phenomenon and stability in patients with low back pain.
- Conditions
- centralization phenomenonlow back painstability testscentralisatiefenomeenlage rugpijnstabiliteitstesten
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24740
- Lead Sponsor
- EMGO+, VUmc, Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Low back pain (LBP) as primary complaint, with or without associated leg pain, age over 17 years, and able to read and write Dutch
Exclusion Criteria
known or suspected specific LBP (e.g., cauda equina compression, fractures), severe radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis (grade 2 or more), serious co-morbidity (e.g., metastases, AIDS, cerebrovascular accident), psychopathology, currently pregnant or given birth in the past three months, lumbar spinal surgery in the previous 6 months, increase of pain due to clinical instability tests by the first examiner or inability to demonstrate any LBP symptoms during mechanical examination
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of positive instability tests measured before and after the MDT session will be calculated for all patients as will their classification as a centralizer or non-centralizer. The differences between instability results pre and post-MDT will be reported as a percentage and investigated with X2 tests between the two groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method As a secondary analysis, patients with a directional preference will be regarded centralizers and the same statistical tests will be used.