Subjects with recurrent or chronic low-back pain (LBP) Musculoskeletal Diseases Chronic low-back pain (LBP)
Conditions
Interventions
There was no intervention at all. Study conducted in the Physical Therapy Research Laboratory at Loma Linda University (USA).
Two examiners performed the six most validated clinical lu
Sponsors
Loma Linda University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have a new episode of LBP 2. Experienced a similar episode of LBP before, with the first episode of back pain occurring at least three months before the date of recruitment 3. Experienced persistent LBP for at least three months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have undergone previous spinal-fusion surgery 2. History of traumatic fracture of the spine that resulted in a permanent neurological deficit 3. Scoliosis greater than 20° 4. Pregnancy 5. Inability to actively flex and extend the spine adequately to permit an assessment of segmental motion due to pain or muscle spasm 6. Medical “red flags” such as caudaequina syndrome, tumor, and systemic inflammatory conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Kappa coefficient values for inter-rater reliability between the two examiners The prevalence-adjusted, bias-adjusted Kappa (PABAK) values | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Baseline Measures (patients’ characteristics) were collected at the beginning of the study, which included: • the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) • the Modified Oswestry Low-back Pain Disability Questionnaire (OSW) • and the Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) | — |
Countries
United States of America
Outcome results
None listed