Intensive home traction for acute and subacute patients with sciatica

Intensive home traction for acute and subacute patients with sciatica - CPR-HT-2011

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004250

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-25

Start date

2012-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M51.2

Interventions

Group 1: a) Education: The advising clinician educates the patient extensively in pathology and prognosis of his condition. He emphasizes the good prognosis and advices strongly general activity and m

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a)Age 18 - 65, male / female b)Low Back Pain with nerve root involvement c)symptom duration 4 - 12 weeks before inclusion in study d)leg pain > back pain e)leg pain > or = 4/10 VAS f)No centralization of symptoms with repeated movement testing or static loading strategies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - preceded spine surgery - known serious spine patholohgies: cancer, fracture, infectious disease, serious osteoporosis, systemic disease - other serious pathologies - epidural injection in the preceding two weeks - current pregnancy - Involvement of central nervous system: including cauda equina syndrome or existence pathologic reflexes - known inability to comply with the treatment protocol - chronic LBP (> 3 months) - centralization of symptoms with repeated movement testing or static loading strategies

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- German version of Fear Avoidance Belief Questionaire (FABQ) (Staerkle et al. 2004) - Pain location - determined by templates (Werneke und Hart 2004, Werneke und Hart 2003) - Intensity of back pain and leg pain determined Visual Analog Scale (Childs et al. 2005) - Neurological signs and symptoms - Days of sick leave since entering the study - Use of medication - Patient specific functional outcome score (Bogduk 2007, Stratford 1995)	—

Measure

Time frame

- German version of Fear Avoidance Belief Questionaire (FABQ) (Staerkle et al. 2004) - Pain location - determined by templates (Werneke und Hart 2004, Werneke und Hart 2003) - Intensity of back pain and leg pain determined Visual Analog Scale (Childs et al. 2005) - Neurological signs and symptoms - Days of sick leave since entering the study - Use of medication - Patient specific functional outcome score (Bogduk 2007, Stratford 1995)

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
German version of Oswestry Disability Index Deutsche Version des Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) after 2 weeks / 6 weeks / 1 year Success is defined as 50 % improvement in ODI.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHans Brauns

Abteilung Sportorthopädie Universitätsklinik Freiburg

forschung-physiotherapie@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 76127074750

Outcome results

None listed

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