Technology applied to physiotherapy to identify subgroups in non-specific low backpain patients.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21838

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-11-25

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Non-specific low back pain is a pain syndrome, however the exactly cause is not known. Probably there are several factors that contribute to this pain syndrome. The last several years, people are interest to divide non-specific low back pain patients in different subgroups. Because these different subgroups need probably different specific treatments. In physiotherapy treatment the most attention focused on disbalans between back and belly muscles. This project will focus on validation of techno

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: - Between 18 and 65 years old - Acute (12 weeks) - Score >30 % points at the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) - Signed the informed consent form Healthy subjects: - Between 18 and 65 years old - Signed the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients - Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicular sydrome - Previous back surgery - Pregnancy or 30 Healthy subjects - non-specific low back pain - Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicual sydrome - Previous back surgery - Pregnancy or 30

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary study parameters are the amount of EMG, with parameters relative rEMG, amplituce (mV), frequency amount (Fmed) in Hz. Range of motion of the trunk by using 3D kinematics and cross-sections and fatty degeneration of the multifidus by using ultrasound.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaires and personal characteristics	—

Outcome results