Manual Therapy Plus Pain Neuroscience Education With Integrated Motivational Interviewing in Individuals With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief summary (from the registry)

Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) is characterized by persistent back pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks. This clinical trial aims to examine the short-term and long-term effects of adding Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) with integrated Motivational Interviewing (MI) to a Manual Therapy (MT) program on pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT), back performance, disability, kinesiophobia, fear and avoidance, and catastrophizing in individuals suffering from NSCLBP. The study adopts a randomized, controlled, single-blind design, with a total of 60 participants randomly allocated to three groups. The first group will receive MT and PNE with MI, the second group will receive MT alone, and the control group (third group) will follow a home-based exercise program only. All interventions will last for 4 weeks. Outcome measures will be assessed at three time points: pre-intervention, at 4 weeks, and at 6 months. The statistical analysis of the results will use a two-factor analysis of variance with repeated measurements, and the statistical significance index will be set at p \< 0.05.

Study details

Official title

Effects of Manual Therapy Plus Pain Neuroscience Education With Integrated Motivational Interviewing on Pain, Disability, Kinesiophobia and Catastrophizing in Individuals With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Conditions

• Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

• Other: MT+ PNE with MI
• Other: MT
• Other: Control

Sponsor

International Hellenic University

Start date

2023-01-05

Primary completion

2023-09-15

Sex

All

Age range

from 25 Years to 60 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Greece

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria