Feldenkrais vs Back School for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
CompletedNot applicableNCT02231554
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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)
The purpose of this study study is to determine whether the Feldenkrais method is effective on pain control, functional recovery and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain by comparing it with a Back School program.
Study details
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Feldenkrais Method Versus a Back School Program in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Feldenkrais Method
- Other: Back School
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
- Start date
- 2014-09
- Primary completion
- 2014-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Italy
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of chronic nonspecific low back pain for at least three months; * Subjects aged between 18 and 80 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of acute low back pain; * Low back pain due to other causes (vertebral fractures, spondylolisthesis, herniated discs, lumbar canal stenosis); * CNS and/or PNS disorders; * Systemic inflammatory disease (eg rheumatoid arthritis); * Systemic infectious disease; * Neoplastic disease; * Previous Surgery; * Cognitive impairment; * Pregnancy.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02231554