Prevalence and Factors Associated With Sarcopenia in Pre-retirement Aged Adults With Chronic Non-specific Lower Back Pain

Mahidol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Lower Back Pain; Sarcopenia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05894213

COA.MURA2019/733

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the prevalence of sarcopenia in a pre-retirement group with chronic lower back pain and factors associated between sarcopenia and chronic lower back pain in the pre-retirement group.

Enrollment: 164 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Be a person between the ages of 50 - 59 years with or without chronic lower back pain longer than 3 months, but without any dangerous signs of lower back pain, sciatica pain, and neurological disorder.
2. Be able to walk continuously for at least 10 minutes.
3. Give written consent to join the research project.

Exclusion criteria

1. Have a history of spinal fracture, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, or osteomyelitis.
2. Have a neurological disorder or myasthenia gravis.
3. Have a congenital disease such as acute coronary syndrome, cancer, or severe muscular or joint disease that affects the ability to walk continuously for at least 10 meters.
4. Be implanted with a pacemaker or electrical device.
5. Refuse or withdraw from the study.