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Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Hugo Massé-Alarie, PhD
Research Sponsored by Laval University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through data collection completion, an average of 1 year
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a physiotherapy approach that takes into account the psychological factors of patients with chronic low back pain is more effective than usual physiotherapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Low Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through data collection completion, an average of 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through data collection completion, an average of 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Participants adherence to intervention
Physiotherapists adherence to intervention
Recruitment rate of participants
+3 more
Secondary outcome measures
Catastrophizing thoughts (PCS)
Central Sensitization (CSI)
Fear of movement (TSK-11)
+8 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Psychologically-informed physiotherapy interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The psychologically-informed physiotherapy group will receive the control intervention enhanced with specific interventions targeting psychosocial factors (e.g., positive reinforcement, mindfulness-based stress reduction, diaphragmatic breathing, graded exposure). Most of these techniques are efficient to mitigate the impact of psychological factors such as anxiety and fear of movement. To standardize the psychologically-informed physiotherapy approach, physiotherapists will receive a two-day training course by a physiotherapist expert with this approach in chronic pain conditions (Alain Gaumond).
Group II: Usual care in physiotherapyActive Control1 Intervention
The usual care group will receive interventions recommended by clinical guidelines: education on the nature of LBP, advice to stay active and to continue usual activities, specific exercise programs combined with orthopedic manual therapy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Laval UniversityLead Sponsor
417 Previous Clinical Trials
172,232 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Low Back Pain
10,603 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration SocialeOTHER
4 Previous Clinical Trials
5,190 Total Patients Enrolled
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du QuébecOTHER_GOV
80 Previous Clinical Trials
46,508 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Low Back Pain
149 Patients Enrolled for Low Back Pain

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Efficacy of Two Physiotherapy's Approaches in Chronic Low Back Pain: Is Addressing Psychosocial Factors Beneficial?
Hugo Massé-Alarie 2021. "Efficacy of Two Physiotherapy's Approaches in Chronic Low Back Pain: Is Addressing Psychosocial Factors Beneficial?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04979403.
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