The effectiveness of adding an additional intervention to a pain management program in people with chronic low back pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain with predominant features of nociceptive or neuropathic pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000743561
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

i. Have a primary complaint of chronic low back pain (pain of greater than 3 months duration)
ii.Referred for a multidisciplinary pain management program
iii.Aged between 18 and 60 years
iv.Sufficient fluency in English to complete all baseline and follow up questionnaires
v.Are presumed to have a pain type of nociceptive or neuropathic dominant based on established criteria

Exclusion Criteria

i.Red flag pathologies (active cancer, signs of cauda equina syndrome based on bladder or bowel disturbance, risk of spinal fracture, signs of potential infection, systemic inflammatory disease.
ii.Active cancer, pelvic pain or neuropathic pain not related to low back disorders
iii.Recent or pending surgery for the pain condition;
iv.Pregnancy or childbirth within the last 6 months
v.Spinal injections for the pain problem within the last 6 weeks
vi.Already received multi-disciplinary pain management for the pain problem within the last 2 years, to avoid contamination
vii.Unable to participate in a pain management program to improve lumbar spine related activity limitation, due to significant musculoskeletal comorbidity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity limitation[The Oswestry Disability Questionnaire 26 weeks post randomisation]