Specific Treatment Of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) Trials: Effect of advice versus physiotherapy functional restoration on pain and function for people with multi-factorial persistent low back pain.

Effects of advice versus physiotherapy functional restoration on pain and function for people with multi-factorial persistent low back pain: A randomised controlled trial.

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000293268

Acronym

STOPS

Enrollment

150

Registered

2009-05-18

Start date

2009-07-16

Completion date

2011-08-03

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary aim of this trial is to compare the outcomes and adverse events of two different physiotherapy treatment approaches for people with multi-factorial persistent low back pain. A secondary aim is to determine the perspectives of participants on the functional restoration program utilised in the trial.

Interventions

Ten sessions of physiotherapy functional restoration (30 minute sessions at variable frequency) over a 10-week period. This will involve specific education and advice regarding condition, specific cognitive behavioural strategies, core stabilising exercises and progressive functional exercises.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Low back pain for duration of 6 weeks to 6 months. Scoring >105 on the Orebro pain screening questionnaire. Able to understand and read English.

Exclusion criteria

Trial assessment diagnoses including: low back disc herniation with radiculopathy, discogenic low back pain (either responsive or not responsive to repeated movement), and low back pain responsive to manual therapy. Other pathology such as severe upper/lower motor neuron dysfunction. Previous lumbar spine surgery. Compensable injury. Active cancer. Inability to walk safely.

Outcome results