Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients referred from the Unified Health System (SUS) by the regulation system or registered at the of Physiotherapy’s School Clinical of the Lutheran University Center of Palmas (CEULP / ULBRA) that meet the following criteria: individuals older than 18 years; with chronic low back pain (over 3 months); of both sexes; score equal to or greater than 40 in the Central Sensitization Inventory.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are in legal proceedings against the company that working or worked; chronic diseases of systemic inflammatory origin; athletes; have performed surgical procedure in any region of the spine, have internal fixators in the spine, confirmed diagnosis of disc extrusion. Also excluded are patients with red flag criteria, such as history of neoplasms or tumor, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), fever or infection in the last 30 days, sudden and severe weight loss, spine fracture, cauda equina syndrome and signs of neurological diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients with at least 20% improvement in disability assessed through the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire in comparing pre- and post-intervention data collected;Improvement of the central sensitization evaluated through the Central Sensitization Inventory, comparing pre and post intervention data | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain improvement will be evaluated by the Brief Pain Inventory and algometry, improving the of pressure pain threshold, temporal summation of pressure pain and conditioned pain modulation, comparing pre and post intervention data ;Improvement of the quality of life through the SF 6D, comparing pre and post intervention data;Improvement of kinesiophobia through brazilian version of the Tampa Scale for kinesiophobia, comparing pre and post intervention data;Improvement of anxiety and depression observed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, comparing pre and post intervention data;Attitudinal improvement through the Survey of pain attitudes (SOPA brief), comparing pre and post intervention data;Improvement of psychosocial factors through the Start back screening tool, comparing pre and post intervention data;Improvement of catastrophic assessment by the Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Scale, comparing pre and post intervention data | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Centro Universitário Luterano de Palmas - CEULP/ULBRA