Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
K0572
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
McKABI
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Back pain and neck pain
Intervention
Patients randomised to the McKenzie group will be allocated to a McKenzie trained physiotherapist.
Patients randomised to the Brief Intervention group based on cognitive¿behavioural principles. It will consist of a brief assessment and physical examination to exclude any serious pathology, helping the patient to identify specific problems and work out solutions using a patient education booklet, and encouraging movement and appropriate paced exercises.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
31/08/2002
Overall trial end date
30/08/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Sub-acute or chronic neck and back pain of mechanical origin (lasting at least 3 weeks)
2. Able to travel independently to the physiotherapy department
3. Age range at least 18 years (no upper limit).
The aim is to be as inclusive as possible in order to improve generalisability and clinical relevance of the findings.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
315
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
31/08/2002
Recruitment end date
30/08/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Institute of Rehabilitation
Hull
HU3 2PG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)
Sponsor details
Copeman House
St Mary's Court
St Mary's Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7TD
United Kingdom
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info@arc.org.uk
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Arthritis Research Campaign (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17062645
Publication citations
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Results
Moffett JK, Jackson DA, Gardiner ED, Torgerson DJ, Coulton S, Eaton S, Mooney MP, Pickering C, Green AJ, Walker LG, May S, Young S, Randomized trial of two physiotherapy interventions for primary care neck and back pain patients: 'McKenzie' vs brief physiotherapy pain management., Rheumatology (Oxford), 2006, 45, 12, 1514-1521, doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel339.