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

NCT ID: NCT04034186

Last Updated: 2020-01-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

68 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Juhani Multanen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Juhani Multanen

Exercise physiologist, MSc

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jari Ylinen, Docent

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chief physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Central Finland Central Hospital

Other Identifiers

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Dnro 2E/2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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