State of physical therapy management of low back pain patients in Germany

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012607

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2017-10-04

Start date

2017-10-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M54

Interventions

Group 1: Cross-sectional study: physical therapist working in clinical practice in Germany will be included. Participants demographic information, details regarding cinical examination/assessment of p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Certified physical therapists working in clinical practice, informed consent, able to read/understand German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Existing visual impairments, unable to read/understand German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of the current physical therapy management from patients with low back pain in Germany in relation to the recommendations given in the "Nationalen Versorgungsleitlinie (NVL) Kreuzschmerz" (natonal low back pain guideline). Participants demographic Information, details (duration and content) regarding cinical examination/assessment of patients with acute/chronic low back pain, details regarding management of patients with acute/chronic low back pain, knowledge and use in of existing guidelines in clinical practice will be asked via an online-based survey (cross-sectional study design).	—

Measure

Time frame

Evaluation of the current physical therapy management from patients with low back pain in Germany in relation to the recommendations given in the "Nationalen Versorgungsleitlinie (NVL) Kreuzschmerz" (natonal low back pain guideline). Participants demographic Information, details (duration and content) regarding cinical examination/assessment of patients with acute/chronic low back pain, details regarding management of patients with acute/chronic low back pain, knowledge and use in of existing guidelines in clinical practice will be asked via an online-based survey (cross-sectional study design).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Exploratory analysis of demographic data and state of physical therapy managent of low back pain patients	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Kopkow

Hochschule für Gesundheit Department für GesundheitswissenschaftenStudiengang Physiotherapie

christian.kopkow@hs-gesundheit.de+49 234 77727624

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026