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Orientation Booklet for Low Back Pain

NCT01440491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2011-09-26

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Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of exercises performed under monitoring of the physiotherapist and self performed at home by reading the booklet of exercise orientation for patients with nonspecific low back pain.

A prospective and randomized trial was performed in 44 patients. G1 patients received a physiotherapist orientation, and G2 patients received the booklet of exercise to self perform the exercises. Pain intensity by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and quality of life by SF-36 were measured before.

Results: Pain intensity was lower in G1 than in G2 after 6 and 12 weeks. Quality of life was better in G1.

The exercises under orientations of the physiotherapist promoted best effect than self performed exercises .

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapy exercise

once a day, during 15 minutes, for 12 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rioko K Sakata, MD, PhD · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-09-30

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