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Feldenkrais vs Back School for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02231554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2015-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study study is to determine whether the Feldenkrais method is effective on pain control, functional recovery and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain by comparing it with a Back School program.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Feldenkrais Method

The program of Awareness Through Movement ® chosen for this study, teaches the basic movements of the column. The aim is to stimulate changes in the chronic pathological patterns and in the distorted kinesthetic perceptions that so often hinder the rehabilitation of chronic non-specific low back pain. The patients will be treated in outpatient with the Feldenkrais method. Each group will consist of four or five patients who carry out the rehabilitation treatment with a frequency of twice a week for five consecutive weeks for a total of 10 sessions, each lasting about one hour.

OTHER

Back School

The rehabilitation program of Back School is divided into two parts: one theoretical and one practical. To obtain an effective action not only in reducing pain but also in preventing relapse, the Back School acts on the typical risk factors of chronic non-specific low back pain, such as incorrect postures and movements, psychological stress, poor physical fitness, overweight, obesity, smoking, and insufficient knowledge of the spine. The patients will be treated in outpatient with a Back School program. Each group will consist of four or five patients who carry out the rehabilitation treatment with a frequency of twice a week for five consecutive weeks for a total of 10 sessions, each lasting about one hour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Roma La Sapienza

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vincenzo Maria Saraceni · Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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