Economic Evaluation of an Exercise Program After Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Cost-utility Analysis of a 3-month Exercise Program vs. Routine Follow-up in Patients Having Completed Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00960583

Enrollment

105

Registered

2009-08-18

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2008-10-31

Last updated

2016-05-11

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Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Keywords

Chronic low back pain, Multidisciplinary rehabilitation, Exercise, Cost-effectiveness

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to compare, after functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic low back pain, an exercise program to the routine follow-up which is simply to advice patients to exercise regularly at home. The exercise program should help patients stay active, which should translate into a better long term quality of life and decreased days off work.

Interventions

OTHERExercise program

24 group exercise sessions during 12 weeks

OTHERRoutine follow-up

Advice to stay active

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* subacute or chronic low back pain * phases 2 to 6 of the Krause classification * without irritative neurological deficit * age between 18 and 60 * having completed functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

* phases 7 and 8 of the Krause classification * entitled to a total disability pension * acute neurological deficit in progress * sciatica * pregnancy * acute inflammatory rheumatic disease * non-osteoarticular thoracic pain * spinal fracture within the last 3 months * osteoporosis * tumor * severe heart failure or respiratory failure * active drug addiction * current involvement in litigation related to low back pain * active psychiatric pathology

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life	End of functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation, 1 year follow-up
Direct and indirect costs	Before functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation, 1 year follow-up

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026