Effect of Additional Lumbosacral Brace on the Outcome of Patients with Acute Low Back Pain at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; low back pain; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR201508000907314
• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan Unviersity Hospital, Research Office

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

¿Acute low back pain patients aged 18-60 years. An episode of acute low back pain is defined as pain bound by 12th rib superiorly, gluteal creases inferiorly without leg pain, occurring over a duration of up to 6 weeks (van tulder-european guidelines, de vet ¿definitions)
¿Consenting

Exclusion Criteria

¿Red flags (indicators of serous pathology as picked from history and physical examination)
oage less than 15 or more than 60 years
ohistory of trauma or injury to the back
othoracic spine pain
opast history of cancer
oprolonged use of steroids
ounexplained weight loss
osymptoms of cord compression with focal deficits (saddle anaesthesia, limb weakness, urine incontinence or retention, cauda equina syndrome)
ostructural deformity of the back
ofever and signs of infection - present or past (urinary infection, TB)
¿Those who have used a lumbar corset before
¿Patient who have already used the analgesics before
¿Patients who have had spine surgery.
¿Patients suffering from heart or respiratory disease
¿Pregnant patients
¿Patients already on the analgesic protocol with worsening pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
back specific disability as measured on the Oswestry disability Index

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in Pain score as measured through visual analogue score (VAS) f