A study to validate a classification algorithm for Chronic low back pain participants using spinal injection as a comparison to measure improvement in symptoms.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Chronic Low back pain

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000267752
• Lead Sponsor: Miss Carol Ann Flavell

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03-06
• Study Completion: 2015-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 22 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Adults presenting with pain of spinal origin and distribution below T12. of duration greater than 12 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

Post spinal surgery previous twelve months, serious medical pathology, systemic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis, pregnancy, psychological or physical disorders which would render the participant unable to tolerate the examination/study process. < 18years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue pain scale and Numeric pain scale[ pre spinal injection, within one hour post injection, two weeks, and 3 months post injection];Oswestry disability index and Roland Morris back pain questionaire[ pre injection, within one hour post injection, two weeks and 3 months post injection];measurement of Transversus abdominis and Lumbar multifidus muscles with real time ultrasound[ pre injection, within one hour post injection]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evel of agreement between physiotherapist and neurosurgeon examination results. Assessed using standardised examination forms. Agreement tables will be used and % of agreement and Kappa correlation coefficients calculate the after chance agreement between the two examination outcomes.[ Pre injection]