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Physical activity effectiveness for chronic non-specific low back pain treatment in Burundi

Effectiveness of collective brisk walking plus yoga for chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial in a low-income setting

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202001829834757
Enrollment
56
Registered
2020-01-27
Start date
2020-02-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

group based of yoga plus graded walking

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - 18-65 years old - Patients willing to attend a 12-wk treatment programme - Patients with chronic (=3 mo) or recurrent (=3 episodes in previous 12 mo) LBP of mechanical origin - Sufficiently mobile: eg, can get up off floor unaided

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Cognitive deficit - Pregnant women - Red flags indicating serious spinal pathology (eg, cancer, cauda equina lesion) - Radicular pain indicative of nerve root compression - Patients diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and fibromyalgia - Comorbidities that prevent the patient from participating in group-based physical activity - Contraindication to physical activity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Activity limitations (Roland-Morris Disability questionnaire)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity (Numerical rating scale);Muscular endurance (Shirado test, Sorensen test);Depression (Beck Depression Inventory);Patient beliefs (Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire);Physical Fitness (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale, resting heart rate);Self-perception of performance (Canadian occupational performance measure);Participation (5-Item Pain Disability Index)

Countries

Burundi

Contacts

Public ContactOyene Kossi

Professor and Researcher at National School of Public Health and Epidemiology of Parakou University in Benin

oyene.kossi@gmail.com+22995016605

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026