Specific Treatment of Problems of the Spine (STOPS) Trials: Effects of specific physiotherapy functional restoration and advice versus advice alone for people with sub-acute non-reducible discogenic low back pain.

Effects of specific physiotherapy functional restoration and advice versus advice alone on pain and function in people with sub-acute non-reducible discogenic low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000412235

Enrollment

150

Registered

2009-06-04

Start date

2009-07-23

Completion date

2012-03-30

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 lumbar non-reducible discogenic pain. A secondary aim is to determine the perspectives of participants on the functional restoration program utilised in the trial.

Interventions

Ten sessions (30 minutes) of physiotherapy functional restoration over a 10-week period. This will involve core stabilising exercises, progressive functional exercises, and condition-specific education and advice. Frequency will be twice a week initially, progressing to fortnightly towards the end of the program.

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

lower back pain with or without associated leg pain, pins and needles, or numbness for a duration of 6 weeks to 6 months free of back/leg symptoms for at least 4 weeks prior to the current episode Able to understand and read English.

Exclusion criteria

Causes of symptoms other than lumbar non-reducible discogenic pain (eg Lower limb radiculopathy attributable to Lumbar disc herniation, reducible discogenic pain, facetogenic pain, spondylolisthesis, bony or ligamentous stenosis). Previous lumbar spine surgery. Compensable injury. Cauda equina syndrome or progressive lower limb weakness. Had injections into the back in the previous 6 weeks. Active cancer. Inability to walk safely.

Outcome results