Control of trunk rotations during gait in chronic low back pain.

Control of trunk rotations during gait in chronic low back pain. - Trunk control in low back pain gait.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON45394

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-09

Start date

2018-02-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain Long lasting pain in the lower back

Interventions

During the experiment, subjects walk on the treadmill 9 times for 3 minutes at an average pace of 4 kilometres per hour (km/h). During several trials the treadmill speed continuously varies between

Gait

Low back pain

Motor control

Stiffness

Trunk

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: Experience low back pain for at least the last three months and between 20 and 50 years of age. Controls: Between 20 and 50 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recent surgical intervention on the spinal column, proven pathology of the spine and related structures, infections, recent fractures, psychiatric disorders or neurological compression. Any condition (other than chronic low back pain in the patient group) that might interfere with gait or any condition that renders unfit to be tested.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quantitative measure of coupling between pelvis and thorax rotations; coherence. Coherence will be calculated during 'normal' gait and walking with imposed speed alterations of the treadmill and during voluntary head and trunk rotations.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Spatiotemporal gait parameters; step length, step width and step frequency. Amplitude of pelvis, thorax and trunk rotations.	—

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)