"Cognitive Functional Therapy" vs. Manual Therapy for Non-specific Low Back Pain
TerminatedNot applicableNCT01794962
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This is a pilot study. Chronic LBP is a major health care problem in Denmark. Few patients receive a specific diagnosis, leaving the majority of patients diagnosed with non specific low back pain(NSLBP). Classification systems can help to guide the treatment of NSLBP. This pilot study will compare manual therapy (manipulation and soft tissue treatment)and exercises to a classification based biopsychosocial intervention (a cognitive/functional approach) as described by Peter O'Sullivan, on a subgroup called "flexion pattern" This pilot study has three specific aims: (i) To determine the mean and standard deviation on the numerical rating scale of participants in this setting who have a motor control flexion pattern, so that sample size calculations for a fully powered randomized controlled trial could be performed. (ii) To test the logistical and practical procedures that will be required to perform a fully powered randomized controlled trial using these two treatments. (iii) To gain a preliminary estimate of any difference in the effect of these two treatments, so as to determine if the results of a fully powered randomized controlled trial might be clinically important and therefore worthwhile undertaking
Study details
- Official title
- Classification Based "Cognitive Functional Therapy" vs. Manual Therapy for a Subgroup of Patients With Chronic NSLBP, Classified as Having a "Flexion Pattern"
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Cognitive functional therapy
- Other: manual therapy and exercises
- Sponsor
- Spine Centre of Southern Denmark
- Start date
- 2012-10
- Primary completion
- 2018-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Denmark
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be between 18 - 65 years old and have, with a history of low back pain more than three months. The primary pain area from T12- to the gluteal folds. Low back pain must be provoked by movements and/or physical activities. Average pain intensity in the last two weeks must be al least: 4/10 on Pain numerical rating scale Participants must have adequate comprehension and expressing the Danish language. Participants must be classified as having a "flexion pattern". Exclusion Criteria: Participants must not have been sick listed for more than 4 months; have an acute exacerbation of LBP, surgery of low limb within last 4 months or hip or knee osteoarthritis limiting loading of knee and hip flexion. Follow medical conditions are also excluding participants: A history of spinal surgery Radicular pain (disc prolapse or foraminal stenosis): non painful symptoms in leg, clinical signs of altered nerve conduction) Spinal stenosis A previous history psychiatric disease Current pregnancy Widespread non-specific pain (for filling criteria for fibromyalgia) Imaging confirming spondylolisthesis Other diseases: Rheumatoid arthritis ankylosing spondylitis neurologic disease infection cancer previous history of osteoporosis The patient can´t be classified as having a flexion pattern Lack of compliance during the intervention: if a patient fails to turn up for more than one appointment with out prior notice. \-
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01794962