A comparison of the effectiveness of three physiotherapy regimes commonly used to reduce disability in patients with chronic low back pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN56323917

Enrollment

212

Registered

2002-07-10

Start date

2002-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Dorsalgia

Interventions

1. Individual physiotherapy 2. Group functional restoration programme 3. Group spinal stabilisation training

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non-specific lower back pain of 3/12 duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Roland Morris Disability Questionaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain (Numerical Analogue Scale) 2. Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) 3. Work status and other economic effects of back-pain (Client Service Receipt Inventory [CSRI]) 4. Patient satisfaction with outcome and satisfaction with treatment (7-point descriptive scale) 5. Emotional distress (28-item General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-28]) 6. Fear-avoidance (Tampa scale of kinesiophobia) 7. Coping strategies (Coping Strategies Questionnaire [CSQ]) 8. Transversus abdominis, obliquus internus, obliquus externus thickness (real-time ultrasound)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Pain (Numerical Analogue Scale) 2. Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) 3. Work status and other economic effects of back-pain (Client Service Receipt Inventory [CSRI]) 4. Patient satisfaction with outcome and satisfaction with treatment (7-point descriptive scale) 5. Emotional distress (28-item General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-28]) 6. Fear-avoidance (Tampa scale of kinesiophobia) 7. Coping strategies (Coping Strategies Questionnaire [CSQ]) 8. Transversus abdominis, obliquus internus, obliquus externus thickness (real-time ultrasound)

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026