Effectiveness of Back Care Pillow in Addition to Physical Therapy in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain Treatment

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01911806

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-30

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2014-08-26

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Conditions

Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Keywords

Back care pillow, chronic non-specific low back pain, randomized controlled trial

Brief summary

This study aim to investigate the effects of back care pillow, in adjective with standard physical therapy treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain.

Interventions

DEVICEBack care pillow

back care pillow is specific size by age groups of standard deviation of the lumbar spinal curvature, in 20-29 years was 51.68 ± 6.94 degrees, in 30-39 years was 59.67 ± 7.02 degrees, in 40-49 years was 63.66 ± 7.62 degrees, in 50-59 years was 65.75 ± 10.85 degrees and in 60-69 years was 64.19 ± 9.69 degrees

PROCEDUREstandard physical therapy treatment

standard physical therapy treatment are ultrasound therapy and hot pack

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 69 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Males or females * Age 20 - 69 years old. * Patients who have daily routine in so long bending of sitting or standing position at least 2 hours per day * Patients with low back pain who have pain for more than 3 months * Patients have pain at lower back without refer to leg * Patients have moderate to severe pain of numerical rating scale (pain score ≥ 4)

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant patients * Underlying systematic or visceral disease, and specific condition such as neoplasm, ankylosing spondylitis, previous low back surgery * Patients have Quada equine syndrome * Patients with nerve root symptoms (neurological deficit) 1. Patient have refer pain to leg area of same dermatome is problem. 2. Abnormal reflex of lower extremity. 3. Muscle weakness of area myotome is problem.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Scores on the Numerical rating scale	three months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Scale of lumbar range of motion measure by Modified - Modified Schober Test	three months

Other

Measure	Time frame
Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaires (RMDQ)	three months

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

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