Assessment and Treatment of Leg pain Associated with the Spine (ATLAS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Musculoskeletal disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN62880786
• Lead Sponsor: Keele University (UK)

Brief Summary

2012 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22264273 2015 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537894 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29174459

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-13
• Study Completion: 2012-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 18 years and over consulting their GP with LBP and radiating leg pain of any duration
2. Male or female
3. Lower Age Limit 18, no upper age limit

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persons with ?red flags? indicative of possible serious spinal pathology
2. Serious co-morbidity which stop patients from being able to undergo the assessment
3. Patients with serious mental health problems who are vulnerable and for whom participation in the study would be detrimental (at the GP?s discretion)
4. Previous spinal surgery
5. Pregnancy
6. Currently receiving physiotherapy (or osteopathy, chiropractic) or under a secondary care consultant for the same problem
7. Not able to read and speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified