The primary goal is to investigate the responsiveness of the coordination measurement in patients with low back pain.
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Condition
- Other condition
- Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders NEC
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Health condition
Chronische a-specifieke lage rugpijn
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main parameter is quality of trunk-coordination, which can be described as
tracking error. This will be measured with an Xsens accelerometer. The
responsiveness of the measured quality of trunk-coordination in LBP patients
will be tested by comparing these scores with their pain-scores and a
disability questionnaire and calculating correlations between these variables.
Secondary outcome
The usability of the coordination measurement will be described by the
researcher who performs all tests.
Background summary
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most costly health problems in the
industrialized world. Impairments of neuromuscular motor control may play a key
role in LBP. In earlier research, N.W. Willigenburg et al. (2003) found that
LBP patients performed less on a trunk-coordination tracking task then healthy
subjects. However, it is still unknown if patients increase their performance
when pain is reduced. Therefore the responsiveness of the measurement will be
tested.
Study objective
The primary goal is to investigate the responsiveness of the coordination
measurement in patients with low back pain.
Study design
The trunk-coordination of 37 patients with chronic a-specific LBP from VUmc
will be measured at baseline. Responsiveness of the coordination measurement
will be established by measuring the patients one and two months after baseline
and compare these outcomes with questionnaires on pain and disability.
Study burden and risks
The risks for the subjects are minimal. Patients will be asked to sit down and
move their trunk within their own maximal range of motion. The measurements
(including explanation and preparation) will take approximately 10 minutes.
Filling in questionnaires will take 5 minutes. The coordination measurement
will allow objective and quantitative monitoring of impairments of motor
control in patients with chronic a-specific LBP.
De boelelaan 1118
Amsterdam 1081 HZ
NL
De boelelaan 1118
Amsterdam 1081 HZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, the patients with LBP have to:
- be between the age of 18 and 70 years
- be able to understand and speak Dutch
- have a-specific LBP (as defined in the guidelines of the KNGF) or LBP followed by back surgery for at least 6 weeks, as diagnosed by the patient*s general practitioner or physiotherapist.
Exclusion criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study; the patients with LBP may not have:
- other specifically diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders or any neuroanatomical disorders which might influence motor control of the low back
- any neurological disorders that interfere with trunk posture (e.g. Cerebro Vasculair Accident, Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's disease)
- any conditions that render the patient unable to understand or adhere to the protocol (such as cognitive, visual and/or language problems, that render the patient unfit to fill in the questionnaires)
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL49522.029.14 |