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Conditions
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be recruited by participating physiotherapists in Amsterdam and its environment: 1. Patients with non-specific low back pain; 2. Referred to physiotherapy by a general practitioner or medical specialist; 3. Current episode of low back pain for more than 6 weeks; 4. Age between 18 and 65 years; 5. Health insurance with AGIS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Specific low back pain, attributable to e.g. infection, tumour, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture, inflammatory process, radicular syndrome or cauda equina syndrome; 2. Pregnancy; 3. Pelvic pain or instability; 4. Lawsuit; 5. If their general practitioner or medical specialist advised them not to perform physically straining activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Functional status (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire); 2. General improvement (6-point schale ranging from 'much worse' to 'completely recovered'); 3. Pain intensity (11-point numerical rating scale); 4. Work absenteeism (number of days of sick leave); 5. General health, quality of life (Euroqol). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Fear avoidance (Tampa scale of kinesiophobia); 2. Catastrophising (Pain Coping Inventory); 3. Self-efficacy (Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire); 4. Patient satisfaction (Hudak & Wright 2000); 5. Aerobic capacity (Chester Steptest); 6. Flexibility (Fingertip-to-floor distance); 7. Strength (Ito test). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactH.C.W. Vet, de
VU University Medical Center, EMGO-Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7
Outcome results
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