Improvement After Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain: The Good Responders

Improvement After Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain: The Good Responders. An Observational Study in Primary Care

This is an observational study that aims to characterize individual response of patients getting physical therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain.

Participants will be classified based on a questionnaire and motor tests to investigate whether individual improvement after physical therapy may be predicted. These observations may help to decide which should be the preferred treatment offered.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: physiotherapy as usual in primary care

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 44

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Norway
  • Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Public Health and General Practice

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Persons seeking primary care physiotherapy because of low back pain.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• low back pain
• receiving primary care physiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
low back pain	Behavioral: physiotherapy as usual in primary care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
patient-reported disability	questionnaire (Oswestry Disability Index)	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
self-efficacy	questionnaire and interview	1 year
global perceived effect	questionnaire	1 year
quality of life	questionnaire (EQ5D)	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Collaborators: Trondheim Kommune
• Investigators: Study Director: Siri Forsmo, prof md, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 9, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): March 9, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 18, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 18, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): June 20, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 3, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 2, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Prognosis; Physical Therapy Modalities; Patient Selection
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: LBP2014

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No