Subacute Low Back Pain in Active Duty

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Conditions studied: Subacute Low Back Pain

In brief

The overall objective of this project is to compare three home-managed treatment regimens for subacute low back pain: Progressive Exercise Plan (PEP), NMES (neuromuscular electrical stimulation) core strength training and standard primary care management (PCM). Each of the two treatment arms will be supplemented by Primary Care Management. The specific aim of the study is to determine whether the two treatment regimes are significantly more efficacious than standard PCM alone in improving lower back muscle strength, daily physical activity, physical function, quality of life, and symptoms associated with subacute LBP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03502187

Run by

University of Tennessee

People needed

133

Starts

2018-04-17

Expected to finish

2020-05-28

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Those who might be at risk of adverse outcomes from the study interventions will be excluded. This includes individuals with
• recurrence of LBP that is less than 3 months from prior episode;
• a significant co-morbid medical condition (such as severe hypertension, neurological disorder or pacemaker/defibrillator) in which NMES strength training or unsupervised exercise is contraindicated and would pose a safety threat or impair ability to participate;
• previous back surgeries;
• inability or unwillingness to participate in an exercise or strengthening program;
• clinical evidence of a lumbar radiculopathy;
• inability to speak and/or read English;
• pregnancy;
• vision impairment, where participant is classified as legally blind;
• unwillingness to accept random assignment; or
• a score >=23 on Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale.

Where it is running

• Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) — Fort Campbell North, Kentucky, United States

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