Occurrence, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck and Back Pain in Helicopter Pilots.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 325
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Multifidus muscle fat infiltration (% of muscle volume).
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this project is to investigate the occurrence of neck and back pain in a population of commercial helicopter pilots, and investigate factors related to the profession that can cause these problems. The project has a biological approach assessing the supporting and stabilizing muscles (multifidus) in pilots with chronic back and neck ailments. Pilots with low back problems are invited to a controlled intervention trial to investigate whether one can achieve improved spinal health with a rigid training régime. Primary trial outcome is improved neck and back multifidus muscles pathology and function as assessed by the extent of fat infiltration -as visualized on MRI - and the volume and ability of the lumbar multifidus muscles to contract as shown with ultrasound. The perceived effect on spinal health with sick leave frequency is also evaluated.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Pilots must experience low back pain in at least 1 of 3 flights or
- •Pilots must have at least 2 episodes of low back pain of at least 24 hours duration over the last 12 months. Each episode is separated with at least one painfree month before and after each episode, or
- •Pilots may have had more than 3 sick leaves due to low back pain over the last 5 years
排除标准
- •contraindications for physical training/activity
结局指标
主要结局
Multifidus muscle fat infiltration (% of muscle volume).
时间窗: one year
Primary trial outcome is improved neck and back multifidus muscles pathology and function as assessed by the extent of fat infiltration as visualized on MRI (% of muscle volume).Change from baseline at 12 months.
次要结局
- Lumbar multifidus muscles contractability.(Two years)