Pilot Study on Digitally Supported Home Exercises for the Management of Unspecific Low Back Pain.

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Treatments

Other: Digitally supported home exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04364243

BASEC-Nr: 2018-02132

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall purpose of the study is to investigate effect of Digitally Supported Home Exercises (DSHE) in different groups for which digitally supported interventions could be beneficial. Balance is altered in individuals with low back pain and requires intervention Thus, the investigators will focus on the effect of DSHE to improve postural balance.

Full description

The investigators want to investigate whether a digitally supported exercise program can improve the balance of people with non-specific lower back pain. During the exercise program, a computer game at home is controlled with the help of sensors attached to the body. Second aim is to record the daily activities of the participants and compare them with the back pain.

The 120 participants in this study will be divided into four groups (A, B, C and D). In groups A and B 20 patients are included who are in treatment for chronic back pain and receive Medical Training Therapy (MTT). For groups C and D the investigators will invite each 40 participants who have back pain but are not in treatment for their back pain. Only participants in groups A and C receive the digitally supported home exercise program. Who gets the training program is randomized using stratified block randomization.

The balance of all participants is measured four times. Between the 2nd and 3rd measurement the digitally supported exercise program is carried out. Between the 3rd and 4th assessement, participants in group A and C can exercise as much as they wish. The person who carries out the balance tests will not be informed which participant is in which group.

Enrollment

38 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria Group A and B

Patients with chronic unspecific low back pain
Patients of the Medical Training Therapy (MTT)
Adult male and female participant's (≥18 years)
Informed consent as documented by signature

Inclusion Criteria Group C and D

Participant reports unspecific low back pain
Receiving no therapy nor medical treatment for the last 6 months
Adult male and female participant's (≥18 years)
Informed consent as documented by signature

Exclusion criteria All Groups

Patients with specific causes for low back pain
Radicular syndrome
Unable to participate currently in the program due to pain
Pregnancy
Medication effecting postural balance
Uncorrected heavy visual impairment
Allergy to adhesive tape
Unable to understand and communicate in German or English

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Factorial Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

38 participants in 4 patient groups

Patients exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Low back pain patients Next to basic medical physical training therapy group A receive a home exercising programme which involves 10 exercises for 2 minutes each with the Valedo training system.

Treatment:

Other: Digitally supported home exercises

Patients control

No Intervention group

Description:

Low back pain patients Group B will receive basic medical physical training therapy

Non-patients exercise

Experimental group

Description:

non-patients Groups C will receive a home exercising programme which involves 10 exercises for 2 minutes each with the Valedo training system.

Treatment:

Other: Digitally supported home exercises