Hip-spine Intervention for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

Low back pain (LBP) is extremely common in older adults and is associated with a host of negative consequences, including decreased physical function and increased healthcare utilization. Among older adults with LBP, hip impairments indicative of hip joint disease are more prevalent and associated with greater disability than among older adults without LBP. This study will investigate a novel intervention designed to improve LBP-related disability by combining a typical spine-focused exercise program with a hip-focused intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03031158

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

24

Starts

2017-02-01

Expected to finish

2018-03-13

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-09

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 60-85
• Low Back Pain for ≥ 3 months with pain of at least moderate intensity every day or almost every day that requires activity modification.
• Presence of at least 1 hip impairment denoted by the American College of Rheumatology as potential indicators of hip osteoarthritis: hip pain, pain on hip internal rotation or morning stiffness of the hip of <60 minutes.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous hip fracture repair or total hip replacement
• Prominent component of radicular pain: CLBP with distal radiation below the knee
• Known spinal pathology other than osteoarthritis: (e.g., a history of back surgery or recent trauma, spinal stenosis, vertebral compression fractures, ankylosing spondylitis, carcinoma metastatic to the spine)
• Non-ambulatory, or severely impaired mobility (i.e., require the use of a wheelchair)
• Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination score of <24
• Severe visual or hearing impairment.
• Red flags indicative of a serious disorder underlying the LBP: Red flags that would require specialized medical attention include fever, significant unintentional weight loss, a sudden recent change in the character or intensity of pain, trauma that preceded the onset of pain, or signs and symptoms of caudae equinae (i.e. loss of sensation over saddle region, significant disturbances in bowel and bladder function).
• Significant pain in parts of the body other than the back or acute LBP.
• Acute, ongoing illness.
• Inability to participate in the study for the full six months for any known reason.(i.e. moving away, extended vacation)
• Received physical therapy for their LBP within in the last 3 months.

Where it is running

• University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States

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