Back DisorderNCT04600843
Effects of Patient Education Manual in Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain
A study testing Physical therapy with Patient education and Physical Therapy without patient Education in people with Back Disorder, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
It was a randomized clinical trial conducted to determine the effects of patient education manual on pain, range of motion and function in patient with chronic low back pain at Salamat hospital Satellite Town Gujranwala in patients with 6-month chronic low back pain who were willing to follow patient education manual. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 50 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Back Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Physical therapy with Patient education and Physical Therapy without patient Education
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 24 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 30 Dec 2019to 30 Sep 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 50 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- 6 months chronic,
- localized low back pain
Who cannot join
- Patients with radicular low back pain
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- spinal stenosis
- Fibromyalgia
- 0steoprosis
- Cognitive impairment
- Traumatic injury
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site
Salamat Hospital,Satellite Town
Chak One Hundred Seventy-five Nine Left, Punjab Province
About this study
Official title: Effects of Patient Education Manual on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain Neck Pain
It was a randomized clinical trial conducted to determine the effects of patient education manual on pain, range of motion and function in patient with chronic low back pain at Salamat hospital Satellite Town Gujranwala in patients with 6-month chronic low back pain who were willing to follow patient education manual. Patients were assessed for pain, disability due to backpain and lumbar ranges, at baseline, 2nd, 4th and 6th week of intervention. The SPSS 20.0 version was used to analyse data. Tests of normality were executed that whether data was normative or non-parametric, based on which outcomes were compared either using independent samples t test or Mann-Whitney test.
Read the detailed description
The goal of current study was to figure out how patient education manual can impact the outcomes, such as decreasing pain and disability and increasing range of lumbar spine, in patients having low back pain. The patient education manual model has been under research in recent time all over the world. There have been mixed results. Mostly there is moderate to high quality evidence in support of patient education that it can help improving the efficacy of physical therapy treatment. However, the previous literature lacks in uniformity of outcome measures used in the studies and spinal ranges have not been studied in majority studies.
This study was conducted by developing a patient education manual given to patients along with routine physical therapy. The study findings showed that the patients with combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy improved their disability level significantly more than the patients in control group receiving routine physical therapy alone. However, there was no significant difference in improvement of pain itself and spinal ranges of lumbar region except lumbar flexion which was improved significantly among patient education manual group. When the analysis was performed for within group pre and post interventional difference in both groups separately, it was seen that patient improved in both groups significantly at all stages of measurements such as 2nd, 3rd and 6th week, p value less than 0.05.
Looking closer, it was seen that pain was improving similarly in both groups, p value more than 0.05. However, it was slightly better in Group A, having combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy, with a slight mean difference i.e. -.33333 at 2nd and 4th week and -.41667 at 6th week post intervention. In past studies pain has been reported to be significantly better with patient education groups.
The disability was measured by Oswestry Disability Index for back pain. It was seen that patients having patient education manual significantly improved at all assessment stages i.e. at 2nd, 4th and 6th week, p value less than 0.05. This was the only outcome in this study showing a significantly better effect of patient education manual with straight and clear findings. The mean difference was of 4.25000 at 2nd week, while peak mean difference of 8.83333 points was seen at 4th week which declined to 4.83333 at 6th week but it was still significantly better as compared to routine physical therapy group. It also indicated the gradually fading off difference in long term assessment. In previous studies functional has always been found to improve with patient education. This might due to nature of this outcome which is based on patients' experience and perception, which means due to patient education or information material, it is possible that it has uplifted moral of patients and ultimately, they feel better in all aspects of function. Whatsoever the reason, disability can be greatly improved by use of patient education method in patient with low back pain.
The spinal ranges was the special outcome measure in current study that has been addressed the least in previous literature. It was seen that except lumbar flexion, all ranges were improving without any significant difference, even the improvement in lumbar flexion became same at 6th week assessment. Moreover, there was no consistency in mean difference of ranges, some ranges improved slightly better at one stage of assessment while the same ranges were slightly less improved at other stage, but overall there was no significant difference.
A study had discussed effect of patient education on ranges in terms of its long-term impact and recurrence of hypomobility in spinal region. The study has multiple outcome measures such as pain, disability, ranges and quality of life. The study suggested that all in short term patient education played a significantly better role in improving pain, function and life quality but ranges were no different. Furthermore, all ranges were not measured due to their consistently being similar.
It can be said that all outcomes in which were clinician-based has no difference of improvement in patient education manual group or that of control group while the outcome which were based on patient's perception were improved more among patient education manual group. This pattern can be seen in satisfaction with manual therapy. Although, satisfaction was not associated with treatment group as shown by non-significant p value of chi square more than 0.05, but it can be seen that patients with patient education manual reported themselves to be 'very satisfied' category while in control group the majority patients reported themselves in 'satisfied' category. This showed that all patients were satisfied with care provided for treatment of backpain but providing a patient education manual can further boost their satisfaction which is then reflected in their function.
In short, the outcomes such as function were improved with combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy while the pain and ranges were no different with or without patient education manual. There needs further studies with more sample size and long term assessment in order see long term impact of patient education manual.
- Conditions
- Back Disorder
- Being tested
- Physical therapy with Patient education, Physical Therapy without patient Education
- Keywords
- Back Pain Exercise Therapy, Patient Education Manual
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Physical therapy with Patient educationOther
Also called patient education manual
patient manual was translated and validated in Urdu which was provided to patients so that they can follow it at home
Physical Therapy without patient EducationOther
Group B was only treated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy with Patient education | Experimental | Treated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition and patient education manual Receives: Other: Physical therapy with Patient education |
| Physical Therapy without patient Education | Experimental | Treated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition Receives: Other: Physical Therapy without patient Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Oswestry Disability Index
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (also known as the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use to measure a patient's permanent functional disability. The test is considered the 'gold standard' of low back functional outcome tool. The scores for all questions answered are summed, then multiplied by two to obtain the index (range 0 to 100). Zero is equated with no disability and 100 is the maximum disability possible
Measured: 6th Week
Secondary outcomes (1)
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
NPRS is anchored by terms describing pain severity extremes. The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable").
Measured: 6th Week
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Oct 2020
- Study start30 Dec 2019
- Primary completion30 Aug 2020
- Study completion30 Sep 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (15)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Back DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Syed Shakil Ur-Rehman, PhD, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04600843
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REC/RCRS/20/1003 Mubashra
- Status last verified
- Oct 2020
- First submitted
- 19 Oct 2020
- Last updated
- 28 Oct 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Sahin N, Karahan AY, Albayrak I. Effectiveness of physical therapy and exercise on pain and functional status in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized-controlled trial. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug 9;64(1):52-58. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1238. eCollection 2018 Mar.
PubMed 31453489Saper RB, Lemaster C, Delitto A, Sherman KJ, Herman PM, Sadikova E, Stevans J, Keosaian JE, Cerrada CJ, Femia AL, Roseen EJ, Gardiner P, Gergen Barnett K, Faulkner C, Weinberg J. Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jul 18;167(2):85-94. doi: 10.7326/M16-2579. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
PubMed 28631003Traeger AC, Lee H, Hubscher M, Skinner IW, Moseley GL, Nicholas MK, Henschke N, Refshauge KM, Blyth FM, Main CJ, Hush JM, Lo S, McAuley JH. Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2019 Feb 1;76(2):161-169. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3376.
PubMed 30398542Pieber K, Herceg M, Quittan M, Csapo R, Muller R, Wiesinger GF. Long-term effects of an outpatient rehabilitation program in patients with chronic recurrent low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2014 Apr;23(4):779-85. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3156-z. Epub 2014 Jan 11.
PubMed 24413743Hanney WJ, Masaracchio M, Liu X, Kolber MJ. The Influence of Physical Therapy Guideline Adherence on Healthcare Utilization and Costs among Patients with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 10;11(6):e0156799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156799. eCollection 2016.
PubMed 27285608Medeiros FC, Costa LOP, Added MAN, Salomao EC, Costa LDCM. Longitudinal Monitoring of Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain During Physical Therapy Treatment Using the STarT Back Screening Tool. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 May;47(5):314-323. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7199. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
PubMed 28355979Barbari V, Storari L, Ciuro A, Testa M. Effectiveness of communicative and educative strategies in chronic low back pain patients: A systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2020 May;103(5):908-929. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.031. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
PubMed 31839351Beattie PF, Silfies SP, Jordon M. The evolving role of physical therapists in the long-term management of chronic low back pain: longitudinal care using assisted self-management strategies. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016 Nov-Dec;20(6):580-591. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0180. Epub 2016 Jun 30.
PubMed 28001268Burns SA, Cleland JA, Rivett DA, Snodgrass SJ. Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for low back pain targeting the low back only or low back plus hips: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Braz J Phys Ther. 2018 Sep-Oct;22(5):424-430. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.08.014. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
PubMed 30217693Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Street JH, Hunt M, Barlow W. Pitfalls of patient education. Limited success of a program for back pain in primary care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Feb 1;21(3):345-55. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199602010-00019.
PubMed 8742212Davin S, Lapin B, Mijatovic D, Fox R, Benzel E, Stilphen M, Machado A, Katzan IL. Comparative Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Pain Program for Chronic Low Back Pain, Compared to Physical Therapy Alone. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Dec 15;44(24):1715-1722. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003161.
PubMed 31794508de Souza FS, Ladeira CE, Costa LOP. Adherence to Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines by Brazilian Physical Therapists: A Cross-sectional Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 1;42(21):E1251-E1258. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002190.
PubMed 28399548Deutscher D, Werneke MW, Hayes D, Mioduski JE, Cook KF, Fritz JM, Woodhouse LJ, Stratford PW. Impact of Risk Adjustment on Provider Ranking for Patients With Low Back Pain Receiving Physical Therapy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Aug;48(8):637-648. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7981. Epub 2018 May 22.
PubMed 29787696Du S, Hu L, Dong J, Xu G, Chen X, Jin S, Zhang H, Yin H. Self-management program for chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Jan;100(1):37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.07.029. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
PubMed 27554077Fritz JM, Kim M, Magel JS, Asche CV. Cost-Effectiveness of Primary Care Management With or Without Early Physical Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain: Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Mar;42(5):285-290. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001729.
PubMed 27270641
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Oct 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Patient Education Manual on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain Neck Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04600843
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REC/RCRS/20/1003 Mubashra
- Conditions
- Back Disorder
- Keywords
- Back Pain Exercise Therapy, Patient Education Manual
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Oct 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
It was a randomized clinical trial conducted to determine the effects of patient education manual on pain, range of motion and function in patient with chronic low back pain at Salamat hospital Satellite Town Gujranwala in patients with 6-month chronic low back pain who were willing to follow patient education manual. Patients were assessed for pain, disability due to backpain and lumbar ranges, at baseline, 2nd, 4th and 6th week of intervention. The SPSS 20.0 version was used to analyse data. Tests of normality were executed that whether data was normative or non-parametric, based on which outcomes were compared either using independent samples t test or Mann-Whitney test.
Detailed description
The goal of current study was to figure out how patient education manual can impact the outcomes, such as decreasing pain and disability and increasing range of lumbar spine, in patients having low back pain. The patient education manual model has been under research in recent time all over the world. There have been mixed results. Mostly there is moderate to high quality evidence in support of patient education that it can help improving the efficacy of physical therapy treatment. However, the previous literature lacks in uniformity of outcome measures used in the studies and spinal ranges have not been studied in majority studies.
This study was conducted by developing a patient education manual given to patients along with routine physical therapy. The study findings showed that the patients with combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy improved their disability level significantly more than the patients in control group receiving routine physical therapy alone. However, there was no significant difference in improvement of pain itself and spinal ranges of lumbar region except lumbar flexion which was improved significantly among patient education manual group. When the analysis was performed for within group pre and post interventional difference in both groups separately, it was seen that patient improved in both groups significantly at all stages of measurements such as 2nd, 3rd and 6th week, p value less than 0.05.
Looking closer, it was seen that pain was improving similarly in both groups, p value more than 0.05. However, it was slightly better in Group A, having combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy, with a slight mean difference i.e. -.33333 at 2nd and 4th week and -.41667 at 6th week post intervention. In past studies pain has been reported to be significantly better with patient education groups.
The disability was measured by Oswestry Disability Index for back pain. It was seen that patients having patient education manual significantly improved at all assessment stages i.e. at 2nd, 4th and 6th week, p value less than 0.05. This was the only outcome in this study showing a significantly better effect of patient education manual with straight and clear findings. The mean difference was of 4.25000 at 2nd week, while peak mean difference of 8.83333 points was seen at 4th week which declined to 4.83333 at 6th week but it was still significantly better as compared to routine physical therapy group. It also indicated the gradually fading off difference in long term assessment. In previous studies functional has always been found to improve with patient education. This might due to nature of this outcome which is based on patients' experience and perception, which means due to patient education or information material, it is possible that it has uplifted moral of patients and ultimately, they feel better in all aspects of function. Whatsoever the reason, disability can be greatly improved by use of patient education method in patient with low back pain.
The spinal ranges was the special outcome measure in current study that has been addressed the least in previous literature. It was seen that except lumbar flexion, all ranges were improving without any significant difference, even the improvement in lumbar flexion became same at 6th week assessment. Moreover, there was no consistency in mean difference of ranges, some ranges improved slightly better at one stage of assessment while the same ranges were slightly less improved at other stage, but overall there was no significant difference.
A study had discussed effect of patient education on ranges in terms of its long-term impact and recurrence of hypomobility in spinal region. The study has multiple outcome measures such as pain, disability, ranges and quality of life. The study suggested that all in short term patient education played a significantly better role in improving pain, function and life quality but ranges were no different. Furthermore, all ranges were not measured due to their consistently being similar.
It can be said that all outcomes in which were clinician-based has no difference of improvement in patient education manual group or that of control group while the outcome which were based on patient's perception were improved more among patient education manual group. This pattern can be seen in satisfaction with manual therapy. Although, satisfaction was not associated with treatment group as shown by non-significant p value of chi square more than 0.05, but it can be seen that patients with patient education manual reported themselves to be 'very satisfied' category while in control group the majority patients reported themselves in 'satisfied' category. This showed that all patients were satisfied with care provided for treatment of backpain but providing a patient education manual can further boost their satisfaction which is then reflected in their function.
In short, the outcomes such as function were improved with combination of patient education manual and routine physical therapy while the pain and ranges were no different with or without patient education manual. There needs further studies with more sample size and long term assessment in order see long term impact of patient education manual.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy with Patient education | Experimental | Other: Physical therapy with Patient educationTreated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition and patient education manual |
| Physical Therapy without patient Education | Experimental | Other: Physical Therapy without patient EducationTreated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 50 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- 6 months chronic,
- localized low back pain
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Patients with radicular low back pain
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- spinal stenosis
- Fibromyalgia
- 0steoprosis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy with Patient educationAlso: patient education manualpatient manual was translated and validated in Urdu which was provided to patients so that they can follow it at home | Other | Physical therapy with Patient education |
| Physical Therapy without patient EducationGroup B was only treated with proper physical therapy treatment protocol according to patient presenting condition | Other | Physical Therapy without patient Education |
Primary outcome
Oswestry Disability Index
Time frame: 6th Week
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (also known as the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire) is an extremely important tool that researchers and disability evaluators use to measure a patient's permanent functional disability. The test is considered the 'gold standard' of low back functional outcome tool. The scores for all questions answered are summed, then multiplied by two to obtain the index (range 0 to 100). Zero is equated with no disability and 100 is the maximum disability possible
1 secondary outcome
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Time frame: 6th Week
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Oct 2020.
- Background: PubMed 31453489Sahin N, Karahan AY, Albayrak I. Effectiveness of physical therapy and exercise on pain and functional status in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized-controlled trial. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug 9;64(1):52-58. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1238. eCollection 2018 Mar.
- Background: PubMed 28631003Saper RB, Lemaster C, Delitto A, Sherman KJ, Herman PM, Sadikova E, Stevans J, Keosaian JE, Cerrada CJ, Femia AL, Roseen EJ, Gardiner P, Gergen Barnett K, Faulkner C, Weinberg J. Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jul 18;167(2):85-94. doi: 10.7326/M16-2579. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
- Background: PubMed 30398542Traeger AC, Lee H, Hubscher M, Skinner IW, Moseley GL, Nicholas MK, Henschke N, Refshauge KM, Blyth FM, Main CJ, Hush JM, Lo S, McAuley JH. Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2019 Feb 1;76(2):161-169. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3376.
- Background: PubMed 24413743Pieber K, Herceg M, Quittan M, Csapo R, Muller R, Wiesinger GF. Long-term effects of an outpatient rehabilitation program in patients with chronic recurrent low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2014 Apr;23(4):779-85. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3156-z. Epub 2014 Jan 11.
- Background: PubMed 27285608Hanney WJ, Masaracchio M, Liu X, Kolber MJ. The Influence of Physical Therapy Guideline Adherence on Healthcare Utilization and Costs among Patients with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 10;11(6):e0156799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156799. eCollection 2016.
- Background: PubMed 28355979Medeiros FC, Costa LOP, Added MAN, Salomao EC, Costa LDCM. Longitudinal Monitoring of Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain During Physical Therapy Treatment Using the STarT Back Screening Tool. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 May;47(5):314-323. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7199. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
- Background: PubMed 31839351Barbari V, Storari L, Ciuro A, Testa M. Effectiveness of communicative and educative strategies in chronic low back pain patients: A systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2020 May;103(5):908-929. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.031. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
- Background: PubMed 28001268Beattie PF, Silfies SP, Jordon M. The evolving role of physical therapists in the long-term management of chronic low back pain: longitudinal care using assisted self-management strategies. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016 Nov-Dec;20(6):580-591. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0180. Epub 2016 Jun 30.
- Background: PubMed 30217693Burns SA, Cleland JA, Rivett DA, Snodgrass SJ. Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for low back pain targeting the low back only or low back plus hips: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Braz J Phys Ther. 2018 Sep-Oct;22(5):424-430. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.08.014. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
- Background: PubMed 8742212Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Street JH, Hunt M, Barlow W. Pitfalls of patient education. Limited success of a program for back pain in primary care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Feb 1;21(3):345-55. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199602010-00019.
- Background: PubMed 31794508Davin S, Lapin B, Mijatovic D, Fox R, Benzel E, Stilphen M, Machado A, Katzan IL. Comparative Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Pain Program for Chronic Low Back Pain, Compared to Physical Therapy Alone. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Dec 15;44(24):1715-1722. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003161.
- Background: PubMed 28399548de Souza FS, Ladeira CE, Costa LOP. Adherence to Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines by Brazilian Physical Therapists: A Cross-sectional Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Nov 1;42(21):E1251-E1258. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002190.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Syed Shakil Ur-Rehman, PhD principal investigator
Riphah International University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Physical therapy with Patient education and Physical Therapy without patient Education in people with Back Disorder, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Oswestry Disability Index (time frame: 6th Week). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04600843, which also lists 15 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Oct 2020.