Physical Activity for Older Adults Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT02327325
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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)
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is one of the most common and disabling conditions among US military Veterans. Although physical activity can improve cLBP outcomes, the majority of Veterans with cLBP are inactive. Therefore the VA is in need of effective programs that can help older Veterans with cLBP to increase their physical activity and improve associated outcomes. This is particularly relevant for older Veterans with cLBP who are at greater risk for functional limitations. The proposed project will be a pilot study of a telephone-based physical activity program or physical activity combined with cognitive behavioral pain management for older adult Veterans with cLBP. Older Veterans are of particular interest because prior studies of physical activity for cLBP have not addressed this vulnerable patient group. This study will also inform the VA about whether certain patients with cLBP, who have greater pain sensitivity, may benefit from other treatment to supplement a physical activity program.
Study details
- Official title
- Physical Activity for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: PACe-LBP
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Physical Activity
- Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Collaborators
- Duke University
- Start date
- 2015-05-21
- Primary completion
- 2016-11-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Self-report having had lower back pain on most days for greater than three months. 2. Can complete a 10 second semi-tandem stand and walk 8' in 6.0 seconds. 3. Report they are not satisfied with their current state of functional ability, based on reporting "dissatisfied" with at least one aspect of physical function on the Satisfaction with Physical Function Scale. 4. Can safely participate in the intervention based upon the physical therapist baseline examination and clinical expertise. Exclusion Criteria: 1. unilateral or bilateral sciatica that physical therapist determines could make the study intervention unsafe or inappropriate; isolated coccyx pain (based on self-report at screener); 2. dementia or other significant cognitive impairment; 3. movement or motor neuron disorders (e.g., Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis); 4. rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other systemic rheumatic disease; 5. hospitalization for a stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, or coronary artery revascularization in the past 3 months; 6. significant hearing impairment (must be able to talk on the telephone); 7. psychosis or current, uncontrolled substance abuse disorder; 8. any other health conditions determined by the study team to be contraindications to performing mild to moderate home exercises.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02327325