Status:
COMPLETED
A Follow-up Comparison of Sensory Discrimination in Patients With Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
St. Ambrose University
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To determine if there is any carry over difference with sensation training to the low back for patients with low back pain with the addition of a training at home. This will be looked at to see if the...
Detailed Description
In a previous case series patients with chronic Low Back Pain (LBP) who received tactile acuity training to their lower back in the absence of movement, experienced immediate positive changes in pain ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- adults over the age of 18
- patients presenting at PT with a primary complaint of LBP
- LBP being present for 3 months or more
- fluent in English
- willing to participate in the study
- They also will need someone who can assist with a sensory discrimination HEP.
Exclusion
- under age 18
- not able to read/understand the English language
- prisoners
- no medical issues precluding physical therapy treatment (red flags)
- if they had undergone spinal surgery
- if they had any skin or medical condition preventing them from receiving tactile stimuli on the lower back or had specific movement-based precautions, i.e., no active spinal flexion. - Patients presenting with leg pain only
- Patients with neurological deficit only in the lower extremity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03760887
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
December 30 2018
Last Update
April 23 2019
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St. Ambrose university
Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52803