Effectiveness of group therapy in a functional setting, compared to usual physiotherapy treatment protocols for non-specific chronic low back pain patients

Effectiveness of group therapy in a functional setting, compared to usual physiotherapy treatment protocols for non-specific chronic low back pain patients: A Quasi experimental design

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25338

Enrollment

Registered

2016-12-30

Start date

2015-02-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Health conditions: pain, mobility, activity and disability Key words: non-specific Low Back Pain, Core stabilization, Exercise, Stabilization, Group therapy, Local stabilization and Global stabilization. aspecifieke lage rugklachten, rompstabiliteit, oefeningen, stabiliseren, groepstherapie, lokale stabilisatoren en globale stabilisatoren

Interventions

The intervention group, consists of group therapy (a combination of anatomy lessons, lessons in behavioural principles and exercise therapy). In the intervention group patients attended up for 5 trea

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: chronic non-specific low back pain (duration of >3 months), presently seeking care for low back pain, between 18 and 80 years of age, screening to indicated that the patient was suitable for active exercises, available during 5 weeks, had at least a VAS score greater than 1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: specific low back pain diagnosis, such as radicular pain, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, infection, tumour, stenosis, Scheurmann’s disease and rheumatic problems, limb or lumbar spine surgery in last 3 months, pregnancy or instructed by a general practitioner or medical specialist not to perform physically activities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain measured by VAS (0-10) Mobility was measured with the fingertip to floor	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
patient specific measure of function (PSK) and Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)	—

Contacts

Public ContactCarolien Gerritsen

University of Twente - Department of Health Science

Mail: c.j.g.gerritsen@alumnus.utwente.nlTel: +(31)6-30355144

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)