Combined application of brain stimulation and sensorimotor retraining for low back pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: chronic nonspecific low back pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000624482
• Lead Sponsor: Siobhan Schabrun

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Participants with chronic non-specific LBP will be recruited. Participants will be required to have an average pain score greater than or equal to 4/10 on a numerical rating scale in the week prior to enrolment and a minimum score of 4 points on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) to limit the potential for floor effects.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they: i) present with specific spinal pathology (tumour, spondylolythesis, fracture etc.), nerve root pain or co-existing major muscular, joint, neurological or psychiatric conditions (Airaksinen et al., 2006; Saragiotto et al., 2016), ii) have undergone back surgery, iii) are currently undertaking a structured exercise program for LBP, or (vi) present with contraindications to tDCS (e.g. cuts or blisters under the electrode sites) or conditioned pain modulation techniques (e.g. loss of sensation).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified