Classification algorithm for low back pain.

A Classification Algorithm for Low Back Pain: Matching patients to treatments that they are most likely to benefit from.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23039

Enrollment

150

Registered

2008-01-08

Start date

2008-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

1. Low back pain

Interventions

1. Classification algorithm group In this group patients are classified according to the classification algorithm, taking into account: time since onset, age, location of symptoms, patients’ response

1.c. Manual therapy Here patients receive treatment according to the Manual Therapy-guidelines of the Royal Association of Physiotherapy (KNGF) (Heijmans et al 2003), delivered by manual therapists,

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients are included if they suffer non-specific LBP for more than 6 weeks and attend a physiotherapist or manual therapist (with or without a GP referral). Non specific LBP is defined as pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain, not caused by specific patho-physiological disorders (e.g. hernia nuclei pulposi, fracture or tumor).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute LBP less than 6 weeks, specific LBP (eg. osteoporosis, cauda equina syndrome, etc); pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
An international expert panel recommended a core set for LBP (Bombardier 2000) using patient reported outcomes for pain, function, global recovery and return to work. In line with this the following validated outcome measures are used: global perceived recovery (7-point scale), functional status (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)), and pain intensity (11-point NRS). All are measured by means of patient self report, that is, questionnaires.	—

Measure

Time frame

An international expert panel recommended a core set for LBP (Bombardier 2000) using patient reported outcomes for pain, function, global recovery and return to work. In line with this the following validated outcome measures are used: global perceived recovery (7-point scale), functional status (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)), and pain intensity (11-point NRS). All are measured by means of patient self report, that is, questionnaires.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
General health (SF-36) and psychosocial outcome measures are also measured. Also health care costs, patient and family costs, and production losses are included.	—

Contacts

Public ContactRaymond Ostelo

EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, van der Boechorststraat 7,

r.ostelo@vumc.nl+31 20 4448149

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)