Cognitive Muscular Therapy for Low Back Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Rowland Morris Disability questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
The primary aim of this study is to adapt Cognitive Muscular Therapy so that it can be used to manage chronic low back pain. A secondary aim is to understand the potential therapeutic benefit of this intervention.
详细描述
There is evidence that people with chronic low back pain (LBP) demonstrate muscle overactivity during functional tasks when compared to healthy controls. Interestingly, this increased activity of the low back and trun, muscles has been associated with increased sensitivity to pain. It has also been shown that people with chronic LBP exhibit alterations in functional movement patterns and postures when compared to healthy people. Such alterations may be a direct result of increased stiffness in the spine which results from muscle overactivity. Psychosocial physiotherapy techniques for LBP are gaining widescale acceptance. However, these approaches are often combined with strengthening exercises, and not specifically aimed at reducing muscle overactivity. Therefore, there is a need for research into interventions for chronic LBP which integrate psychologically informed practice with training to reduce muscle overactivity.
The investigators have developed a new treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis, known as Cognitive Muscular Therapy (CMT). CMT is a form of psychologically informed physiotherapy which uses biofeedback training to reduce muscle overactivity and therefore lower the mechanical stress on the knee. CMT is delivered through five sequential intervention components and teaches patients to think and respond differently to pain, to improve postural control and to perform functional movements, such as walking, with less muscle tension. See the dedicated website for further details (https://hub.salford.ac.uk/cognitive-muscular-therapy/). Given the strong focus on postural control, the investigators are confident that CMT can be adapted and used to treat other chronic musculoskeletal conditions, such as LBP. In this project, the investigators will map changes to the five CMT intervention components. The intervention will then be delivered to patients with chronic low back pain, after which the investigators will seek to understand participant perceptions of the new treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Above 18 years old
- •Speak and understand English sufficient to read the information sheet and sign the consent form
- •Ability to walk without an assistive device for at least 100m (to ensure patients have sufficient mobility to be able to complete the intervention)
- •Low back pain for at least three months' duration
- •Currently scoring 4 or more on the Roland disability scale
排除标准
- •Dementia or other major cognitive impairment
- •Red flags (specific causes of LBP, such as acute disc prolapse with radicular pain, or other serious pathology)
- •History of serious spinal injury (fractures, spinal cord injury)
- •BMI >33 (as EMG measurement is not possible in people with higher BMI)
- •Acute low back pain (Onset less than 3 months)
- •Any systemic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis
- •Any balance disorders which may increase the risk of a fall
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Rowland Morris Disability questionnaire
时间窗: Change from baseline to 2 months
Used to capture pain/disability associated with low back pain. Score 0-24 (0=no pain, 24=maximum pain)
次要结局
- Change in Pain catastrophizing scale(Change from baseline to 2 months)
- Change in Oswestry disability scale(Change from baseline to 2 months)
- Change in Tampa scale of kinesiophobia(Change from baseline to 2 months)
研究者
Stephen Preece
Professor of Biomechanics and Rehabilitation
University of Salford