Is aerobic exercise effective in the management of chronic low back pain?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN68069506
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN68069506
Protocol serial number	S0560
Sponsor	Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)
Funder	Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)

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Ms MT Sexton
Scientific

Physiotherapy Department
Chase Farm Hospital
The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Chronic low back pain
Intervention	Supervised non-aerobic exercise programme versus one of six aerobic ergometers three times a week for six weeks.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/01/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Key inclusion criteria	1. Non-resolving low back pain of at least 6 month¿s duration 2. Age between 20 and 55 years 3. Subjects able to travel independently to the hospital 4. Subjects declared medically fit by their general practitioner 5. Plain X-ray examination of the lumbar spine within the past year
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/01/2004

Physiotherapy Department

Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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