A Follow-up Comparison of Sensory Discrimination in Patients With Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

To determine if there is any carry over difference with sensation training to the low back for patients with low back pain with the addition of a training at home. This will be looked at to see if there is a difference in pain or back / leg movement right after the training and in a few days after doing some exercises at home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03760887

Run by

St. Ambrose University

People needed

102

Starts

2018-06-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adults over the age of 18
• patients presenting at PT with a primary complaint of LBP
• LBP being present for 3 months or more
• fluent in English
• willing to participate in the study
• They also will need someone who can assist with a sensory discrimination HEP.

You may not qualify if…

• under age 18
• not able to read/understand the English language
• prisoners
• no medical issues precluding physical therapy treatment (red flags)
• if they had undergone spinal surgery
• if they had any skin or medical condition preventing them from receiving tactile stimuli on the lower back or had specific movement-based precautions, i.e., no active spinal flexion. - Patients presenting with leg pain only
• Patients with neurological deficit only in the lower extremity

Where it is running

• St. Ambrose university — Davenport, Iowa, United States

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