Evaluation of the Oxfordshire Physiotherapy Service for patients with low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- ow back painMusculoskeletal DiseasesLow back pain
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN41782781
- Lead Sponsor
- Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 286
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18+ years
2. Subacute (more than 6 weeks less than 3 months) or chronic (more than 3 months) mechanical low back pain
3. With or without leg pain or neurological signs
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with serious conditions including:
1.1. Systemic rheumatological disease
1.2. Gynaecological problems
1.3. Ankylosing spondylitis
1.4. Tumours
1.5. Infection
2. Past spinal operations
3. Treatment for physical problems in the past month
4. Referred for intensive functional restoration programmes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scores on the Oswestry disability index at 12 months: 0% (no disability) to 100% (totally disabled or bed ridden).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Scores on the Oswestry disability index at two and six months<br>2. Scores on the Roland and Morris disability questionnaire at 2, 6, and 12 months<br>3. General health was measured with the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36) at 2, 6, and 12 months (higher scores indicate better health)<br>4. Patient perceived benefit of treatment was measured on a scale from 0 (no benefit) to 10 (maximum benefit) and on a dichotomous scale (perceived benefit or no perceived benefit)