Chronic low back pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Dorsalgia
Conditions
Interventions
The participants will be randomly assigned to intervention or control group by a random table built by computer:
1. Interventional group: Three-month progressive whole body vibration (
Sponsors
University of Extremadura (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic low-back pain (CLBP) without major neurological alterations 2. Patient assessed by Pain Unit in Extremadura 3. Diagnosis of chronic low back pain (CLBP) according to "International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9)" 4. CLBP episodes for more than six months 5. Informed consent 6. Aged 40 to 70 years, male and female
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Other major disease 2. Regular physical activity more than one day a week in the last 5 years 3. Any drug intake that may affect balance significantly - to avoid external influences
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline, three months, and one year: 1. Socio-sanitary costs 2. Functional and psychological disability in CLBP (using Roland-Morris questionnaire and Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire [FABQ]) 3. Health-related quality of life (using the EuroQoL questionnaire [EQ-5D]) and their utilities to health economic analyses 4. Fitness and neuromuscular function (using the tests of Sorensen, Ito-Shirado, straight leg raising and balance with Biodex Balance Platform) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline, three months, and one year: 1. Health related quality of life measured using the 36-item short form health survey (SF36) and the 15-D instrument 2. Grade of satisfaction with programme 3. The Start Back Tool (SBST) instrument to evaluate unspecified low back pain | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed