Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of a Classification Based 'Cognitive Functional Therapy' in Nurses With Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Collaborating Sponsors:
European Social Fund
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A series of case-studies to explore the efficacy of classification based cognitive functional physiotherapy according to the classification system proposed by Peter O'Sullivan in specific nursing popu...
Detailed Description
Low back pain (LBP) is a common, recalcitrant and costly health problem, which limits patients' daily activities. In 85% of the cases, LBP is classified as 'non-specific', which means there is no clea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Low Back Pain (LBP) with/without referred pain in buttock/thigh for \> 3 months, including the four weeks prior to testing
- LBP is primarily localised from T12 to gluteal folds
- mechanical provocation of LBP with postures, movement and activities
- average pain intensity in the past week Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) \>/= 1/10
- Disability (ODI) \>/=2%
- willingness to sign the informed consent
Exclusion
- specific spinal pathology
- presence of red flags
- previous lumbar spinal surgery
- pregnancy
- diagnosed psychiatric disorder - somatisation
- radicular pain with positive neural tissue provocation test
- widespread non-specific pain disorder (no primary LBP focus)
- specific diagnoses: active rheumatologic disease, progressive neurological disease, serious cardiac or other internal medical condition, malignant basic diseases, acute traumas, infections, or acute vascular catastrophes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01882686
Start Date
December 1 2012
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
February 4 2019
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