Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0235026503
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised blind trial of care packages for patients with chronic back pain
Acronym
Study hypothesis
What is the best method for treating patients with chronic back pain?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Single-centre randomised single-blind study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Chronic back pain
Intervention
1. Standard physiotherapy
2. Osteopathy
3. Exercise/rehab
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Oswestry Disability Index
2. Euroquol Questionnaire
3. Shuttle Walking Test
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/07/1999
Overall trial end date
30/10/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Patients with chronic low back pain referred to the physiotherapy service with or without leg symptoms which has been present for 3 months or more with no specific cause
2. Aged 18-65
3. Able to walk with/without the use of a stick and able to step on and off a plinth
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
300-400 subjects
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/07/1999
Recruitment end date
30/10/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
St Albans City Hospital
St Albans
AL3 5PN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (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
2008 results in: http://www.physiotherapyjournal.com/article/S0031-9406%2807%2900126-5/abstract