Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
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
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activity limitations (Roland-Morris Disability questionnaire) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time 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
Professor and Researcher at National School of Public Health and Epidemiology of Parakou University in Benin