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Clinical and Neuromechanical Predictors for the Evolution of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT02373345 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the present study is to determine the association between factors known to be associated with the development of chronic low back pain (psychological and biological) and the evolution of functional disability in individuals with a history of low back pain. To do so, 100 individuals with a history of nonspecific low back pain will be followed over a period of 18 months. During this time frame, participants will be evaluated three times in the laboratory (initial, at 6 months and at 18 months) to determine pain and tolerance thresholds, pain inhibition processes as well as neuromuscular activation. Moreover, these participants will be assessed every three months (initial, 3, 6, 9 12, 15 and 18 months) for functional disability and pain intensity levels of their low back pain as well as for psychological symptoms usually associated with the development of chronic low back pain. It is hypothesized that high psychological symptoms measured initially will be associated with high functional disability throughout the study .

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chaire de recherche en chiropratique FRCQ

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD · Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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