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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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ISRCTN |
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Last refreshed on:
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12 February 2013 |
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Main ID: |
ISRCTN47636118 |
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Date of registration:
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10/10/2002 |
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Public title:
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Efficacy of conventional physiotherapy and manipulative physiotherapy in the treatment of low back pain. A randomised controlled trial
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Date of first enrolment:
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Jan 1 2000 |
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Target sample size:
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440 |
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Completed/Not recruiting |
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URL:
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http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN47636118 |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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Hong Kong
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Contacts
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Name:
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ASL
Leung |
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Address:
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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Hong Kong |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are medically referred
2. Patients presented no contraindication to Conventional physiotherapy (CPT) and Manipulative (MPT) physiotherapy
3. Aged 18 to 65 years
4. Low back pain (LBP) not treated by physiotherapist in the previous month
5. Duration of LBP at least 2 weeks before attending physiotherapy
6. Patient's consent to participate in the randomised controlled trial
7. Patient's agreement to be followed up to 12 months post-commencement of treatment
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Low back pain
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Intervention(s)
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Subjects will be randomised into either the CPT or MPT groups:
1. CPT includes modalities such as heat and cold therapy, nerve stimulation, active exercises, hydrotherapy, etc.
2. MPT includes manual techniques such as passive mobilization and manipulative high velocity thrusts.
Patients in both groups also received lumbar traction.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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The main outcome measures were disability, health and pain. These parameters were
assessed by the:
1. Aberdeen Low Back Pain Disability Scale
2. Current Perceived Health 42 (CPH42) Profile
3. Numerical Pain Scale (NRS). The NRS measures pain intensity from no pain to intolerable pain along an 11-point scale.
The research assistants, who were blind to the treatment routine administered the questionnaires at baseline, then at 3, 6, and 12 weeks (short term) followed by 6, 9, 12 months (long term) after physiotherapy commenced.
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)
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