Functioning Disturbance in Chronic Back Pain: Altered Muscle Metabolism

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pian

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01593839

182006/V50

08/5253 Personvernombudet RRHF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study is to investigate the muscle metabolism in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) to enhance our understanding of chronic back pain.

Enrollment: 6 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The NSCBP group:

• At least 6 patients will be included in this study.
• All patients referred to Vestfold Hospital Trust, Kysthospitalet, diagnosed with chronic NSCBP >3 months duration will be invited to participate in the study. The invitation will be in a written form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• anamnesis of medical or drug abuse,
• surgery on the musculoskeletal system of the trunk,
• known congenital malformation of the spine or scoliosis,
• body mass index > 27 kg/m2,
• systemic-neurological-degenerative disease,
• history of stroke,
• psychiatric disorder,
• pregnancy and abnormal blood pressure. The subjects will be asked not to use any medications except for paracetamol preparations one week before examination and instructed not to perform any back-straining exercise for 48 h prior to the study, except for ordinary daily working and/or leisure activities.