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Back school program for back pain.

Comparison of efficacy of back school program versus supervised physical therapy exercise program on the pain, disability, lumbar spine mobility and back muscle endurance of patients with chronic non-specific low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial. - Not applicable

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056032
Enrollment
162
Registered
2023-08-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M999- Biomechanical lesion, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Back School Education Program: Group A patients will be given back school program once a week for four weeks.The BS program will be divided into educational lessons, physical exercises,

Sponsors

Himanshu Pathak
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.The study will include patients aged 18 to 65 years diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain, defined as pain in the back, located between the last rib and the gluteal fold, with mechanical characteristics lasting more than 3 months. 2 Patients with Self-rated pain with an intensity of >20 mm on the visual analogue scale for pain will be included in the study. 3. Patients with mild VAS score = 3.4 cm corresponds best with mild pain and moderate VAS score 3.5 to 7.4 cm with moderate pain will be included in the study. 4. Patients with a score of 14% or more on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Independently mobile (with or without aids) to be capable of participating in a rehabilitation programme,will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients having primary pain area other than the lower back (from T12 to buttocks), leg pain as the primary problem (eg, nerve root compression or disc prolapse with true radicular pain/radiculopathy, lateral recess or central spinal stenosis)will be excluded. 2.Patients having Lumbar spine, lower limb or abdominal surgery in previous 6 months will be excluded. 3.Patients Having undergone pain-relieving procedures such as injection-based therapy (eg, epidurals) and day care procedures (eg, rhizotomy) in the last 3months will be excluded. 4.Patients with Pregnancy, rheumatological/inflammatory disease (eg, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Scheuermann’s disease). Progressive neurological disease (eg, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease)will be excluded. 5.Patients with Scoliosis and any other spinal deformity will be excluded. 6.Patients with inadequate English/Marathi language knowledge to complete outcome measures will be excluded. 7.Patients with Unstable cardiac conditions, red flag disorders like malignancy/cancer will be excluded. 8.Patients with Acute trauma such as fracture in the last 6months or infection, or spinal cord compression/cauda equina syndrome will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Disability Back extensor endurance Forward flexion & extension rangeTimepoint: 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Himanshu pathak(P.T)

DVVPF College of Physiotherapy

musculopt@vimscopt.edu.in9890200972

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026