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Prediction of Back Disability in Adults With Low Back Pain

Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: sorensen test for back endurance
Diagnostic Test: 6 minute walk test
Diagnostic Test: c7-s1 SVA
Registration Number
NCT06186674
Lead Sponsor
Benha University
Brief Summary

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most enormous and challenging disorders. LBP represents a leading cause of disability worldwide. A number of variables (clinical, functional and mechanical) may predispose to back disability. Clinical variables such as pain may affect the patient ability to move and also may result in muscle spasm that led to more pain and movement restriction. Further, functional capabilities may affect the patient and when reduced may lead to disability. Moreover, biomechanical factors such as abnormal posture creates abnormal stress and strain in many spinal structures which are considered predisposing factors for pain and disability.

There is a gab of evidence to examine the relationships between those variables and to predict disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain using various variables.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • age between 20 and 40 years, either sex, and symptoms lasting longer than three months, which imply chronicity
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy, Spinal pathologies or surgery, or any other deformities or visual or auditory issues, as well as ongoing physical or medical treatment for LBP

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
normal6 minute walk testnormal persons
normalc7-s1 SVAnormal persons
low back painsorensen test for back endurancepatients with low back pain
low back painc7-s1 SVApatients with low back pain
low back pain6 minute walk testpatients with low back pain
normalsorensen test for back endurancenormal persons
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
back disability using oswestry disability index1 month

oswestry disability index has been designed to give us information as to how your back pain has affected your ability to manage everyday life. For each question, there is a possible 5 points; 0 for the first answer, 1 for the second answer, etc. Add up the total for the 10 questions and rate them on the scale at right.. 0 - 4 No disability 5 - 14 Mild disability 15 - 24 Moderate disability 25 - 34 Severe disability 35 - 50 Completely disabled

back pain intensity using visual analogue scale1 month

visual analogue scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales used in epidemiologic and clinical research to measure the intensity or frequency of various symptoms. Using a ruler, the score is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain(5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75-100 mm)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
back functional ability using back performance scale1 month

Back performance scale (BPS) has been found to reflect important aspects of physical functioning. It consists of Sock Test, the Pick-up Test, the Roll-up Test, the Fingertip-to-Floor Test, and the Lift Test. For each test a score of 0 was considered a good performance with no signs of activity limitation, a score of 1 was considered a somewhat limited performance, a score of 2 was considered a rather distinct limitation of performance, and a score of 3 was considered a substantially limited performance, if performed at all. The BPS sum score is calculated by adding the individual scores of the 5 tests ranging from 0 to 15.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Benha University

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Cairo, Benha, Egypt

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