PSU Lumbar Support for Prevention of Low Back Pain in Rubber Tapper

May 12, 2012 updated by: Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, Prince of Songkla University

Lumbar Support for Low Back Pain Prevention in Rubber Tapper

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of lumbar support for low back pain prevention in rubber tapper. The investigators will randomized the participants(rubber tapper) into 2 groups;lumbar support and no support.The participant will be instructed for brace use. The sample size required are 200 subjects with 100 in each group. The subject will be evaluated every 3 month for the incidence of low back pain and quality of life after using the support.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Thailand
    • Songkhla
      • Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, 90110
        • Prince of Songkla University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 60 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • current rubber tapper

Exclusion Criteria:

  • underlying rheumatologic condition
  • previous significant low back pain
  • previous back surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: back exercise
strengthening back exercise
Device: PSU lumbar back support
wear PSU back supprt during doing rubber tapper

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
incidence of low back pain
Time Frame: 6 month, 1 and 2 years
6 month, 1 and 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Roland Moris score
Time Frame: 6 month, 1 and 2 years
6 month, 1 and 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Prince of Songkla University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, MD.,Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 17, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 20, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 15, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EC52-200-11-4-2

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Low Back Pain

Clinical Trials on PSU lumbar back support

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Congo, DR of

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe