Chronic non-specific low back pain Low back pain, excercise therapy, chronic, HAL
Conditions
Interventions
Exercise therapy with HAL lumbar type.
exercise therapy
Exercise therapy
Sponsors
Koda Masao
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with chronic (3Mo~) , non-specific low back pain with moderate/severe pain (VAS 50mm or more) 2) Patients who agree to participate in the current trial and from whom informed consent was obtained orally and in writing. 3) Patients with age of 20 to 75 years. 4) Outpatients 5) Patients who are able to wear HAL lubar type.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who cannot wear HAL lumbar type (possibly due to extreme obesity, skin disorders, etc.) 2) Patients with sever co-morbidity 3) Patients who have conciousness disorder 4) Patients with past history of lumbar surgery 5) Patients with osteoporosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety Aggravation of low back pain will be defined as 50% or more increment of low back pain and 25mm increment of pain intensity in visual analogue scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Suggestive efficacy (30% pain reduction in VAS score, 3points or more improvement in Roland Morris questionner, 5points or more reduction of Oswestry disability index.) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMasao Koda
University of Tsukuba Hospital
Outcome results
None listed