Feldenkrais vs Back School for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

University of Roma La Sapienza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Feldenkrais Method; Other: Back School

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02231554

3297/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study study is to determine whether the Feldenkrais method is effective on pain control, functional recovery and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain by comparing it with a Back School program.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Presence of chronic nonspecific low back pain for at least three months;
• Subjects aged between 18 and 80 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of acute low back pain;
• Low back pain due to other causes (vertebral fractures, spondylolisthesis, herniated discs, lumbar canal stenosis);
• CNS and/or PNS disorders;
• Systemic inflammatory disease (eg rheumatoid arthritis);
• Systemic infectious disease;
• Neoplastic disease;
• Previous Surgery;
• Cognitive impairment;
• Pregnancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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53 participants in 2 patient groups

Feldenkrais

Experimental group

Description:

The Feldenkrais method is a self education method that uses the somatic sensory-motor learning to enhance the functions of people in daily life activities through the awareness of their motor habits and the experience of more efficient alternatives.

Treatment:

Other: Feldenkrais Method

Back School

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Back School teaches the patient, with theoretical and practical knowledge, how to defend his own back from the pain and how to prevent their disease, considering awareness and education as important parts of the therapeutic process .

Treatment:

Other: Back School