Musculoskeletal Diseases low back pain Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
standard analgesic protocol
Lumbosacral Corset in addition to the standard analgesia protocol
Sponsors
Aga Khan Unviersity Hospital, Research Office
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ¿ Acute low back pain patients aged 18-60 years. An episode of acute low back pain is defined as pain bound by 12th rib superiorly, gluteal creases inferiorly without leg pain, occurring over a duration of up to 6 weeks (van tulder-european guidelines, de vet ¿definitions) ¿ Consenting
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ¿ Red flags (indicators of serous pathology as picked from history and physical examination) o age less than 15 or more than 60 years o history of trauma or injury to the back o thoracic spine pain o past history of cancer o prolonged use of steroids o unexplained weight loss o symptoms of cord compression with focal deficits (saddle anaesthesia, limb weakness, urine incontinence or retention, cauda equina syndrome) o structural deformity of the back o fever and signs of infection - present or past (urinary infection, TB) ¿ Those who have used a lumbar corset before ¿ Patient who have already used the analgesics before ¿ Patients who have had spine surgery. ¿ Patients suffering from heart or respiratory disease ¿ Pregnant patients ¿ Patients already on the analgesic protocol with worsening pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| back specific disability as measured on the Oswestry disability Index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in Pain score as measured through visual analogue score (VAS) f | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public Contactaruyaru Mwenda
principal research
Outcome results
None listed