ISRCTN17592092
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A single-blinded randomised controlled trial exploring the effectiveness of a walking programme and a supervised general exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy for chronic low back pain
Health Research Board (HRB) (Ireland)0 sites246 target enrollmentJanuary 8, 2009
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic low back pain
- Sponsor
- Health Research Board (HRB) (Ireland)
- Enrollment
- 246
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
- 2009 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19573247 2. 2015 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25599309 (added 21/08/2019)
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Patients with chronic (greater than or equal to three months) or recurrent (greater than or equal to three episodes in previous 12 months) LBP of mechanical origin with/without radiation to the lower limb
- •2\. Males/females between 18 \- 65 years
- •3\. No spinal surgery within the previous 12 months
- •4\. Patients deemed suitable by their General Practitioner (GP)/hospital consultant to carry out an exercise programme
- •5\. Patients willing to attend for an 8\-week treatment programme of exercise classes
- •6\. Access to a telephone (for follow\-up support)
- •7\. Fluency in English (verbal and written)
- •8\. Low levels of physical activity measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (less than 600 MET\-minutes/week)
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. Currently or having received treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP) within previous three months
- •2\. Red flags indicating serious spinal pathology, e.g. cancer, cauda equina lesion
- •3\. Radicular pain indicative of nerve root compression
- •4\. Patients diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, fibromyalgia
- •5\. History of systemic/inflammatory disease, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis
- •6\. Patients with any confounding conditions such as a neurological disorder or currently receiving treatment for cancer
- •7\. Patients with acute (less than six weeks) or subacute LBP (6 \- 12 weeks), provided that they have experienced less than three LBP episodes during previous 12 months
- •8\. Unstable angina/uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmias/severe aortic stenosis/acute systemic infection accompanied by fever
- •9\. Medico\-legal issues
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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