Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain. nonspecific pain localized to the lumbar region (the area between the ribs and the pelvis) without a known specific cause or diagnosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cognitive Functional Therapy. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 55 years - Chronic non-specific low back pain for at least 6 months Independent mobility and walking (with or without assistive devices) - High/moderate risk in terms of psychosocial status in the STarT questionnaire (during the initial assessment phase) - Having a preferred direction during the assessment based on the McKenzie approach (during the initial assessment phase) - No pain in an area other than the low back (the area between the 12th thoracic vertebra and the gluteal region)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Functional Rating Index.;Fear-avoidance beliefs. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire.;Pain Catastrophizing. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Catastrophizing Scale.;Kinesiophopia. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Tampa Scale of Kinesiophopia. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactKamran Kermani
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed