Impact of alternative exercise technologies on chronic low back pain in back pain patients under special regard of its sustainability.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009528

Enrollment

234

Registered

2015-10-15

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M54.8

Interventions

Group 1: Whole Body Electromyostimulation for 14 weeks, 20 min, once per week (6 s current – 4 s rest, impulsfrequency 85 Hz, impuls-width: 350 ms,0,5 sec impuls-increase und -decrease) with devices o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -chronic unspecific low back pain -untrained, i.e. no special exercise training affecting strength or lower back during the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -WB-EMS spezific exclusion criterias (i.e. contraindikations: e.g. cardiac pace makers: thrombosis,hernias) -WBV spezific exclusion criterias (i.e. contraindikations: e.g. e.g. cardiac pace makers: thrombosis, implants, artificial joints (back, lower extremities) , retinal detachment - no known changes pharmacologic pain therapy during the intervention - relevant psychological comorbidities -diseases/medication affecting muscle metabolism -absence of >2 weeks during the first intervention period of 14 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of chronic (low) back pain at baseline and after 14 und 42 weeks via questionnaire: -Chronic Pain Grade; German Version -"Funktionsfragebogen" Hannover FFbHR -partially: German Pain Questionnaire Assessment of the sustainability of the intervention(s) after 14 and 42 weeks via questionnaire: -Global Physical Activity Score subanalysis via: "Stadien-Flussdiagramm Sport": -Scale: "Sport- und bewegungsbezogene Selbstkonkordanz" -Scale "sportbezogenen situativen Barrieren und sportbezogenes Barrierenmanagement" -Scale „sportbezogene Konsequenzerfahrung“.	—

Measure

Time frame

Incidence of chronic (low) back pain at baseline and after 14 und 42 weeks via questionnaire: -Chronic Pain Grade; German Version -"Funktionsfragebogen" Hannover FFbHR -partially: German Pain Questionnaire Assessment of the sustainability of the intervention(s) after 14 and 42 weeks via questionnaire: -Global Physical Activity Score subanalysis via: "Stadien-Flussdiagramm Sport": -Scale: "Sport- und bewegungsbezogene Selbstkonkordanz" -Scale "sportbezogenen situativen Barrieren und sportbezogenes Barrierenmanagement" -Scale „sportbezogene Konsequenzerfahrung“.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-muscle mass of the trunk extensors (MRI) -strength/power (isokinetic assessment) -ADL and sportive activities (questionanaire)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnja Weißenfels

Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Medizinische Physik,

anja.weissenfels@imp.uni-erlangen.de09131 8523999

Outcome results

None listed

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