Online Physical Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of technology-based interventions, specifically web-based platforms, on outcomes of patients with chronic low back pain. The objectives are to develop and evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of these interventions, and to examine factors such as age and gender on implementation and adherence. It consists of an interventional proof-of-concept pilot study with 45 participants randomly divided into 3 groups: an interactive physical activity group, a pre-recorded video physical activity group, and a control group. Assessments will be conducted at weeks 0 and 12 to measure pain intensity with the Canadian adaptation of the National Institutes of Health minimal dataset for chronic low back pain.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interactive physical exercise

Interactive remote sessions of physical exercise in groups of 10 patients. The sessions are categorized by level 1, 2 or 3 and the allocation to this level is decided according to a decision tree taking into account the mobility profile (balance and cardiomuscular health). The intervention will last 12 weeks. The sessions will be delivered 3 times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) offering a total of approximately 180 min/week.

BEHAVIORAL

Video physical exercise

Individual remote sessions of physical exercise based on pre-recorded videos. The video sessions are categorized by level 1, 2 or 3 and the allocation to this level is decided according to a decision tree taking into account the mobility profile (balance and cardiomuscular health). The videos will be delivered 3 times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) offering a total of approximately 180 min/week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Montréal

  collaborator OTHER

• Université du Québec a Montréal

  collaborator OTHER

• Concordia University, Montreal

  collaborator OTHER

• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal

  collaborator OTHER

• Mathieu Roy

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mathieu Roy, PhD · McGill University

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

2020-06-01

Primary Completion

2024-06-01

Completion

2024-07-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations