A comparison of a pedometer-based walking program versus physiotherapy for patients suffering from nociceptive or neuropathic chronic, recurrent low b
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesChronic Lower Back Pain
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 147
¿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.
¿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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain;Function (Oswestry Disability Index)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Catastrophic thinking (Pain Catastrophic Scale);Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia