Can diagnostic ultrasound distinguish between the function of the trunk stabilising muscles of patients with chronic non-specific Low Back Pain and healthy controls?

Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)0 sites46 target enrollmentJanuary 26, 2007

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 26, 2007

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sponsor

Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)

•1\. Between 18 and 65 years old
•2\. Average pain intensity over the last two weeks more than or equal to three and less than or equal to eight on the zero to ten Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
•3\. Recurrent or continual episodes of Low Back Pain (LBP) with or without referred pain (of a non\-radicular nature) for at least three months, serious enough to cause absence from work or solicitation of medical attention
•4\. Ability and willingness to travel independently to the Unversity Hospital Zurich (UniversitätsSpital Zürich) (USZ) for assessment
•5\. Fluency in the German or English languages (spoken and reading comprehension)
•6\. Willingness to comply with the study protocol

•1\. General:
•a. constant or persistent severe pain
•b. non\-mechanical LBP
•c. pregnancy
•2\. Neural tissue involvement:
•a. current nerve root entrapment accompanied by neurological deficit
•b. spinal cord compression
•d. other corresponding disorders (suspicion of these upon initial clinical examination \[red flags] will require confirmation by Magnetic Resonance Imaging \[MRI]; otherwise no MRI will be carried out)
•3\. Disorders of the spine:
•a. severe instability (spondylolisthesis grade three or higher)