Proprioceptive Training and Low Back Pain

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Proprioceptive Training; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Proprioceptive training; Other: Sham proprioceptive training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01505595

2012_SBrumagne_PT-LBP

1.5.104.03, G.0674.09 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain.

The aim of the study is to clarify whether proprioceptive training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria individuals with low back pain:

• Age: 18-45 years old
• At least 1 year of low back pain with/without referred pain in buttock/thigh
• At least 3 episodes of disabling low back pain
• At least a score of 20% on the Oswestry Disability Index
• Willingness to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of major trauma and/or major orthopedic surgery of the spine, the pelvis or the lower quadrant
• One of the following conditions: Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, stroke, history of vestibular disorder, respiratory disease, pregnancy
• Radicular symptoms
• Not Dutch-speaking
• Strong opioids
• Neck pain
• Smoking history

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Proprioceptive training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive training

Sham proprioceptive training

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Sham proprioceptive training