Investigating the impact of education and exercise advice to prevent low back pain recurrence

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Back Pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000746639
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-10
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 166

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be included if they meet the following criterion: recovered from a recent episode of non-specific low back pain, where recovery is defined as the 7th consecutive day with pain less than 3 on a 0-10 numeric pain rating scale. Non-specific low back pain is defined as pain in the area between the 12th rib and buttock crease not attributed to a specific diagnosis such as vertebral fracture or nerve root involvement.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: previous spinal surgery, co-morbidity e.g., unstable angina) preventing participation in exercise, and inadequate English language skills to complete outcome measures or engage in the intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back Pain (Numeric Pain Rating Scale).<br><br>[ Baseline (first session in study), 3-, 6-, and 12-months post intervention commencement (primary endpoint).]