Telehealth Physical Therapy for Chronic Back Pain - Ancillary Study to NCT03859713
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
This study evaluated the feasibility of an 8-week physical therapy program for persons with chronic low back pain provided entirely using telehealth with real-time, interactive video sessions with a physical therapist.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05103462
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 126
- Starts
- 2020-08-18
- Expected to finish
- 2021-08-13
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-11-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 - 64 years at the time of enrollment.
- Meets NIH Task Force definition of chronic LBP based on two questions: 1) How long has LBP has been an ongoing problem for you? and 2) How often has LBP been an ongoing problem for you over the past 6 months? A response of greater than 3 months to question 1, and "at least half the days in the past 6 months" to question 2 is required to satisfy the NIH definition of chronic LBP.
- Healthcare visit for LBP in the past 90 days.
- At least moderate levels of pain and disability requiring ODI score >24 and pain intensity rating > 4.
You may not qualify if…
- Evidence of serious pathology as a cause of LBP including neoplasm, inflammatory disease (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis), vertebral osteomyelitis, etc.
- Evidence of a specific spinal pathology as the cause of LBP including spine fracture, spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, etc.
- Knowingly pregnant
- Unable to participate in telehealth due to lack of technology or internet access
- Has received physical therapy for LBP in prior 90 days
- Currently receiving substance use disorder treatment
- Any lumbar spine surgery in the past year.
Where it is running
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Intermountain Health Care — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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