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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03398174
Date of registration: 06/01/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
Public title: A Pilot Study of Motor Control Exercise and Patient Education for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Rural Nigerian Community.
Scientific title: Motor Control Exercise and Patient Education for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in a Low-Resource Rural Nigerian Community: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Date of first enrolment: January 20, 2018
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03398174
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Nigeria
Contacts
Name:     Aminu A Ibrahim, BPT, MPT
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Affiliation:  Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano. Nigeria
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female between 18 and 65 years old.

- Primary complaint of LBP experienced at least over the previous 3-month duration.

- Ability to read/understand English or Hausa language.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous history of thoracic spine or lumbosacral spine surgery.

- Any neurological findings indicating radiculopathy.

- Evidence of serious spine pathology (e.g. tumor, infection, fracture, spinal stenosis,
inflammatory disease).

- Unstable or severe disabling chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.

- History of serious psychological or psychiatric illness.

- Current pregnancy



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Low Back Pain
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Motor Control Exercise
Behavioral: Patient Education
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in functional disability [Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks after beginning treatment.]
Change in pain Intensity [Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks after beginning treatment.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patient satisfaction [Time Frame: 6 weeks after beginning treatment.]
Secondary ID(s)
SPS/PPT/15/00009
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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