Improvement After Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain: The Good Responders

Improvement After Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain: The Good Responders. An Observational Study in Primary Care

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02168582

Enrollment

Registered

2014-06-20

Start date

2014-05-31

Completion date

2017-03-09

Last updated

2019-01-03

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Physical Therapy Modalities, Prognosis, Patient Selection

Brief summary

This is an observational study that aims to characterize individual response of patients getting physical therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain. Participants will be classified based on a questionnaire and motor tests to investigate whether individual improvement after physical therapy may be predicted. These observations may help to decide which should be the preferred treatment offered.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALphysiotherapy as usual in primary care

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* low back pain * receiving primary care physiotherapy

Exclusion criteria

\- \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
patient-reported disability	1 year	questionnaire (Oswestry Disability Index)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
global perceived effect	1 year	questionnaire
quality of life	1 year	questionnaire (EQ5D)
self-efficacy	1 year	questionnaire and interview

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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