Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Programme on Pain Intensity, Functional Disability, And Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults with Non-Specific Low Back Pain In A Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202607640708941

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-01

Start date

2026-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Telerehabilitation Programme

Conventional Therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Own a smartphone Able to use WhatsApp for basic functions (receive and view short video clips, send voice notes and text messages). Proficiency will be confirmed during a 10-minute orientation session prior to enrolment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have: 1.Any "red flags" indicating serious spinal pathology (e.g., tumour, fracture, cauda equina syndrome). 2.A history of spinal surgery in the past year. 3.Cognitive impairments that would prevent them from following instructions. 4.Concurrent participation in other formal treatment programmes (e.g., chiropractic, acupuncture) for the same condition. Pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain Intensity: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS); Participants will rate their average pain over the last week on a scale of 0–10. The study defines the MCID for the NPRS as 2.0 points (cite source). 2. Functional Disability: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version X the ODI is a spinespecific, validated instrument widely used in low back pain research and sensitive to clinically meaningful change. The ODI total score (0–100%) will be calculated and used as the primary disability outcome; cite validation and responsiveness references and the ODI MCID (insert citation and numeric MCID). Language validation or translation procedures (forwardbackward translation and pilot cognitive testing) will be performed where no validated Twi version exists. 3. Health-Related Quality of Life: EQ5D5L index scores and EQ5D utility values will be calculated using the Ghana value set if available; if not available, a clearly justified substitute value set will be used and referenced.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Pain Intensity: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS); Participants will rate their average pain over the last week on a scale of 0–10. The study defines the MCID for the NPRS as 2.0 points (cite source). 2. Functional Disability: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version X the ODI is a spinespecific, validated instrument widely used in low back pain research and sensitive to clinically meaningful change. The ODI total score (0–100%) will be calculated and used as the primary disability outcome; cite validation and responsiveness references and the ODI MCID (insert citation and numeric MCID). Language validation or translation procedures (forwardbackward translation and pilot cognitive testing) will be performed where no validated Twi version exists. 3. Health-Related Quality of Life: EQ5D5L index scores and EQ5D utility values will be calculated using the Ghana value set if available; if not available, a clearly justified substitute value set will be used and referenced.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Direct costs transport fares to clinic, outofpocket physiotherapy session fees, medication and consumable costs, cost of data bundles for remote participation, cost of materials or equipment purchased for exercises, and caregiver outofpocket expenses. Indirect costs — hours/days of work missed for appointments or rehabilitation activities, estimated lost income (hours × participantreported hourly wage), and other productivity losses reported by the participant. All costs will be collected in Ghana cedi (GH¢) and adjusted to the study base year using consumer price indices where appropriate	—

Measure

Time frame

Direct costs transport fares to clinic, outofpocket physiotherapy session fees, medication and consumable costs, cost of data bundles for remote participation, cost of materials or equipment purchased for exercises, and caregiver outofpocket expenses. Indirect costs — hours/days of work missed for appointments or rehabilitation activities, estimated lost income (hours × participantreported hourly wage), and other productivity losses reported by the participant. All costs will be collected in Ghana cedi (GH¢) and adjusted to the study base year using consumer price indices where appropriate

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Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactSom Samuel Jerry Atakora

Kwame Nkrumah University of science and Technology Kumasi

samjerrynjb@yahoo.com+233244991302

Outcome results

None listed

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