Mindful Walking in Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT01893073

Last Updated: 2014-03-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindful walking program is effective in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mindful walking

A weekly 60 minutes walking group exercise program consisting of a combination of walking and mindfulness over 8 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mindful walking program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Waiting group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindful walking program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* male and female, 18-65 years
* chronic low back pain (disease duration \> 3 months)
* pain intensity on visual analogue scale at inclusion \> 40 mm (0-100 mm scale)
* only pharmacological treatment with NSAID or no treatment in the last 4 weeks
* undersigned informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* active walking or jogging in the last 6 weeks (\< 60 minutes/week)
* regular meditation, relaxation exercise, mindfulness exercise in last 6 weeks (\> 30 minutes per week)
* use of complementary medicine therapies as acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine in last 6 weeks or planned in the next 12 weeks
* use of other nonpharmacological therapies as physical therapy, manual therapy or osteopathy in the last 4 weeks
* participation in another trials within the last 3 months
* pathological neurological symptoms such as muscular paralysis or paraesthesia due to spinal disc herniation or other causes
* risk of falls and inability to walk
* angina pectoris in the last 3 months
* chronic respiratory disease with respiratory insufficiency
* intake of central nervous system-acting analgesics in the last 6 weeks
* Known renal and / or hepatic diseases
* Severe organic, psychological or psychiatric disorders that are not permitting a study participation
* applying for early retirement due to low back pain
* no undersigned informed consent form
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Benno Brinkhaus

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Rotter G, Ortiz M, Binting S, Tomzik J, Reese F, Roll S, Brinkhaus B, Teut M. Mindful Walking in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Integr Complement Med. 2022 Jun;28(6):474-483. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2021.0361. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35363058 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MW-LBP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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