The comparison of delivering low back exercises by an smartphone application and traditional methods in non-specific chronic low back pai

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Conditions: Chronic non-specific low back pain.

Registration Number: IRCT20210316050727N2

Lead Sponsor: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Low back pain patients aged 18-60 years who have had low back pain for more than 3 months, no specific cause for low back pain has been identified and physiotherapy has been prescribed.
Mild to moderate pain intensity (VAS 2 to 6 )
The Oswestry questionnaire score is above 10 before starting treatment.
Have at least one smartphone in the patient's family.
The person has the ability to read and understand the Persian language.

Exclusion Criteria

cases such as infection and spinal tumors, osteoporosis and vertebral fractures
History of spinal surgery in the last 6 months
injury to the knee and ankle that restricts movement
People whose symptoms are reproduced at the beginning of the slump test during neck flexion
People with spinal deformities and ankylosing spondylitis

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Functional disability. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Oswestry questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ow back neuromuscular control. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Double leg lowering test.;Neurodynamic. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Straight leg raise test.;Patient satisfaction with treatment. Timepoint: after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Special satisfaction questionnaire for this study.;Adherence to home exercise program. Timepoint: after the end of treatment (one month later at the end of physiotherapy sessions), and two months after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: Exercise Adherence Questionnaire.