Reliability and Validity of a Cluster of Tests as a Diagnostic Support Tool for Clinical Lumbar Instability
Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic low back pain patients with or without clinical lumbar instability,aged 40ᇐ years
- Registration Number
- TCTR20190426002
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Grant for New Scholar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
All participants will have a chief complaint of LBP over than 3 months and age between 40-60 years.
Exclusion Criteria
the patients will be excluded from this study if there was the presence of initial or additional neurological deficits such as the change of sensory, motor or reflex, a contraindication to radiographic assessment, pregnancy, exhibited signs and symptom magnification as described by Waddell et al. (1980), and the inability to actively flex and extend the lumbar spine adequately to permit a radiological assessment of lumbar segmental movement due to incapacitating pain or severe muscle spasm.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Apprehension sign one time during assessment self-report
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Instability catch sign with abdominal drawing-in maneuver one time during assessment measurement by an assessor,Painful catch sign with abdominal drawing-in maneuver one time during assessment measurement by an assessor,Prone instability test one time during assessment measurement by an assessor