The Quality of Physiotherapy in Low Back Pain Patients in Central Finland

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Assessment of the Content and Quality of Physiotherapy Management and Advice in Chronic Low-back Pain Patients in Central Finland

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04034186
• Other study ID #: Dnro 2E/2014
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: December 2014
• Est. completion date: December 2020

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Central Finland Hospital District
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Chronic low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. In the Finnish Health 2000 survey the incidence of low back pain was 10% in men and 11% in women. Several evidence-based rehabilitation guidelines recommend exercise therapy treatment of chronic back pain. However, there are no studies in chronic low back pain patients concerning the assessment of the content and quality of exercise modalities adviced in clinical practise.

The aim of this study is to investigate the content and quality of physiotherapy management and advise in chronic low back pain patients in Central Finland.

Description:

The participants in this study are 100 working-age unspecific low back pain patients from the Central Health Care District, who are referred for specialised care in the outpatient clinic in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Central Finland Hospital. The participants will be asked to complete health-related questionnaires and an in-house made questionnaire of their back rehabilitation. The main questions are:

1. The content about applied exercise modalities,

2. How the progression of exercises have been advised?

3. How pain was taken into account while exercising? The research will be carried out and coordinated by Central Finland Central Hospital, and the research project will take place between November 2014 and February 2019.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: December 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 68 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• experiencing chronic low back pain,

• ability to communicate in Finnish language

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous back surgery in the preceding 12-month

• suspected or diagnosed lumbar disc herniation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Juhani Multanen

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-constructed questionnaire; the content about instructed exercise modalities	Strength training, aerobic exercise, aquatic exercise, mobility or something else	During the physiotherapy treatment period
Secondary	Self-constructed questionnaire; the way how the training was instructed by the physiotherapist	Verbally, in written form or by practicing	During the physiotherapy treatment period
Secondary	Self-constructed questionnaire; how back pain was taken into account in exercise guidance?	Patient did not receive instructions on how pain should be taken into account while exercising, patient was urged to avoid exercises that caused pain while exercising, patient was urged to exercise within the limits of pain, patient was urged to practice despite the pain, some other instructions - what?	During the physiotherapy treatment period