NCT02284958

Walking Away From Back Pain, One Step at a Time

A Single-centre, Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Clinical Utility and Cost-effectiveness of an Individualized Pedometer Driven Walking Programme for People With Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 174 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will investigate if a 12-week, individually-tailored walking program, using pedometers will be a more clinically and cost-effective option for the management of chronic low back pain than standardized advice and education.

Detailed description

Specific objectives of the study are: 1. To determine perceived levels of disability and baseline levels of walking activity in a sample of those with chronic low back pain (CLBP) 2. To determine the uptake and adherence to a pedometer-driven walking program for people with CLBP 3. To test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a walking programme to improve outcomes for CLBP compared to a standardized back care education package 4. To test the feasibility of a walking programme in a sub-sample of rural Saskatchewan farmers/agricultural workers.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Standard	Back care advice
BEHAVIORAL	Walking	Back care advice, individualized 12 week pedometer-driven walking program

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-11-01
• Completion: 2017-11-01
• First posted: 2014-11-06
• Last updated: 2018-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada