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Clinical Trials/PACTR201606001660285
PACTR201606001660285
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A comparison of a pedometer-based walking program versus physiotherapy for patients suffering from nociceptive or neuropathic chronic, recurrent low back pain in Johannesburg

Not provided0 sites147 target enrollmentJune 5, 2016

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Sponsor
Not provided
Enrollment
147
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 5, 2016
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Not provided

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ¿LBP lasting for longer than 3 months and/or recurring episodes greater than 3 per year.
  • ¿Less than 150 minutes of intentional exercise per week.
  • ¿LBP with or without radiation into leg/s.
  • ¿Patients attending private practice physiotherapy.
  • ¿Age: 18\-65 years.
  • ¿Patient must be able to walk a minimum of 20 minutes.
  • ¿Patient must be willing to participate in a 12 week study, which requires a minimum of three and a maximum of nine physiotherapy treatments mentioned in this RCT.

Exclusion Criteria

  • ¿Current pregnancy.
  • ¿Knowledge of a malignancy.
  • ¿Knowledge of rheumatic disease systemically causing lower back pain.
  • ¿Currently diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
  • ¿History of serious psychological or psychiatric illness (mild depression eligible for inclusion).
  • ¿LBP caused by involvement in a Workman¿s compensation claim or on\-going litigation.
  • ¿Medically unfit to participate in exercise program.
  • ¿Acute/ recent spinal fractures.
  • ¿Any other current musculoskeletal injury or contraindication to increasing walking times, including and cardiorespiratory or other medical condition limiting exercise tolerance.
  • ¿Evidence of nerve root, spinal cord, or cauda equina compression indicating signs of neurogenic claudication.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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