Effectiveness of a sensorimotor treatment program of movement control and sensory discrimination ability in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain and control impairment according to O'Sullivan - a randomized controlled pilot study.

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• Conditions: nonspecific chronic low back pain with control impairment; M54.5; Low back pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00011063
• Lead Sponsor: Hochschule für Gesundheit Department für angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaften

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-11
• Study Completion: 2017-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

low back pain (=3month)
-= 18 years old
-adequate ability to speak and write German
-adequate mental ability to give informed consent
-intact skin in the area of the low back

Exclusion Criteria

-serious diseases/red flags (neoplasm, fracture, acute infection, neurological disease)
-current conservative physical therapy treatment or medical pain therapy
-acute neurological symptoms (paresthesia, muscle weakness, no reflexes, SLR<30°) or symptoms distal to the knee, which are worse than the low back pain
-movement impairment in the direction of pain
-Pain in the musculoskeletal system (low back pain inclusive) which are so bad, that you cannot participate in a physical training
-Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ>18)
- a physician prohibited to be physical active because of particular diseases
-pregnancy
- low back pain operation (<1 year)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain intensity and pain interference (BPI=Brief Pain Inventory), physical function (RMDQ=Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and ODI=Oswestry Disability Index), Quality of life (SF-36=Short Form); assessments are performed 1-2 weeks before intervention, directly before the start of intervention, and after 3 weeks (after intervention is finished)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
tactile discrimination ability (two-point discrimination threshold), movement control, adverse events, fear-avoidance beliefs (FABQ=Fear-Avoidance Belief Questionnaire); assessments are performed 1-2 weeks before intervention, directly before the start of intervention, and after 3 weeks (after intervention is finished)