Physical activity effectiveness for chronic non-specific low back pain treatment in Burundi

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202001829834757

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

18-65 years old
- Patients willing to attend a 12-wk treatment programme
- Patients with chronic (=3 mo) or recurrent (=3 episodes in previous 12 mo) LBP of mechanical origin
- Sufficiently mobile: eg, can get up off floor unaided

Exclusion Criteria

- Cognitive deficit
- Pregnant women
- Red flags indicating serious spinal pathology (eg, cancer, cauda equina lesion)
- Radicular pain indicative of nerve root compression
- Patients diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and fibromyalgia
- Comorbidities that prevent the patient from participating in group-based physical activity
- Contraindication to physical activity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity limitations (Roland-Morris Disability questionnaire)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity (Numerical rating scale);Muscular endurance (Shirado test, Sorensen test);Depression (Beck Depression Inventory);Patient beliefs (Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire);Physical Fitness (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale, resting heart rate);Self-perception of performance (Canadian occupational performance measure);Participation (5-Item Pain Disability Index)