M40-M54
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients (males) - who suffer from diagnosed chronic nonspecific back pain (Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain) (ICD M40-M54), - who have sufficient physical fitness to take part in outdoor activities, - who have sufficient linguistic and cognitive skills to participate in the study, especially in the sense of the skills that understand the declaration of consent and adequately implement exercise instructions from medical and health science professionals and be able to answer questionnaires - and who have signed a written consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - untreated or acute malignant diseases, - previous operations in the lumbar spine area, - Suspected acute disc herniation, - Contraindications to balneotherapy: manifest internal medical concomitant diseases, - unstable high blood pressure, - thrombosis, - endocrine diseases such as hyperthyroidism and - hyperparathyroidism, - other uncontrolled metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, active infectious diseases, incontinence, - hernias, - history of cerebrovascular and neurological diseases, - chronic, inflammatory rheumatism, - pathological disorders of the immune system, - severe respiratory diseases requiring oxygen supplementation, - acute or untreated mental illnesses, - Heart failure kidney failure, - alcohol abuse (ICD F10.1), - drug abuse (ICD F11-F19), - Taking >5mg/d prednisone, colchicine, Imuran, Methodrexate, azathioprine, - Cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine or interferon preparations - or do not have sufficient knowledge of German (spoken and written/questionnaires).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Does the rehabilitation success in the intervention group (forest therapy) differ from that of the control group with regard to the primary target parameters (Oswestry Low Back Disability Index (ODI)) and mobility of the back (spine check) in patients with chronic Nonspecific back pain (Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain)? - Oswestry Low Back Disability Index (ODI) - Spine-Check | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2) Does the rehabilitation success in the intervention group (forest therapy) differ from that of the control group in terms of functional performance (back check)? 3) Does the rehabilitation success in the intervention group (forest therapy) differ from that of the control group with regard to static balance (MFT-S3 check)? 4) Does the rehabilitation success in the intervention group (forest therapy) differ from that of the control group with regard to pain (visual analogue scale for pain at rest and movement, consumption of painkillers)? 5) Does the rehabilitation success in the intervention group (forest therapy) differ from that of the control group with regard to the disease and health-related questionnaires SF12, WHO5, PHQ-4, WAI, FABQ, EHIS-PAQ? | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Rehafachzentrum Bad Füssing - Passau