Mindful Walking in Low Back Pain
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindful walking program
- Registration Number
- NCT01893073
- Lead Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindful walking program is effective in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
- male and female, 18-65 years
- chronic low back pain (disease duration > 3 months)
- pain intensity on visual analogue scale at inclusion > 40 mm (0-100 mm scale)
- only pharmacological treatment with NSAID or no treatment in the last 4 weeks
- undersigned informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
- active walking or jogging in the last 6 weeks (< 60 minutes/week)
- regular meditation, relaxation exercise, mindfulness exercise in last 6 weeks (> 30 minutes per week)
- use of complementary medicine therapies as acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine in last 6 weeks or planned in the next 12 weeks
- use of other nonpharmacological therapies as physical therapy, manual therapy or osteopathy in the last 4 weeks
- participation in another trials within the last 3 months
- pathological neurological symptoms such as muscular paralysis or paraesthesia due to spinal disc herniation or other causes
- risk of falls and inability to walk
- angina pectoris in the last 3 months
- chronic respiratory disease with respiratory insufficiency
- intake of central nervous system-acting analgesics in the last 6 weeks
- Known renal and / or hepatic diseases
- Severe organic, psychological or psychiatric disorders that are not permitting a study participation
- applying for early retirement due to low back pain
- no undersigned informed consent form
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mindful walking Mindful walking program A weekly 60 minutes walking group exercise program consisting of a combination of walking and mindfulness over 8 weeks.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity on visual analogue scale 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Back function - FFbH-R-Questionnaire 8 weeks, 12 weeks Pain intensity on visual analogue scale 12 weeks Cohens perceived stress scale 8 weeks, 12 weeks Quality of Life - SF 36 8 weeks, 12 weeks Intake of paracetamol 8 weeks Adverse events 8 weeks, 12 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany