Economic Evaluation of an Exercise Program After Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Routine follow-up; Other: Exercise program

• Registration Number: NCT00960583
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lausanne

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare, after functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic low back pain, an exercise program to the routine follow-up which is simply to advice patients to exercise regularly at home. The exercise program should help patients stay active, which should translate into a better long term quality of life and decreased days off work.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-01
• Primary Completion: 2008-10
• Study Completion: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-18
• Status Verified: 2016-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 2016-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

• subacute or chronic low back pain
• phases 2 to 6 of the Krause classification
• without irritative neurological deficit
• age between 18 and 60
• having completed functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

• phases 7 and 8 of the Krause classification
• entitled to a total disability pension
• acute neurological deficit in progress
• sciatica
• pregnancy
• acute inflammatory rheumatic disease
• non-osteoarticular thoracic pain
• spinal fracture within the last 3 months
• osteoporosis
• tumor
• severe heart failure or respiratory failure
• active drug addiction
• current involvement in litigation related to low back pain
• active psychiatric pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Routine follow-up	Routine follow-up	Routine follow-up after functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation by attending physician (Advice to stay active)
Exercise program	Exercise program	Exercise program comprising muscle strengthening, cardiovascular training and stretching exercises. Program duration : 12 weeks Sessions frequency : twice per week Session duration : 1h30

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Direct and indirect costs	Before functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation, 1 year follow-up
Quality of life	End of functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation, 1 year follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Université de Lausanne, Service de Rhumatologie, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur; 🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland