NCT03031158

Hip-spine Intervention for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Pilot Trial of a Hip-spine Intervention for Older Adults With a Primary Complaint of Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Delaware · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Low back pain (LBP) is extremely common in older adults and is associated with a host of negative consequences, including decreased physical function and increased healthcare utilization. Among older adults with LBP, hip impairments indicative of hip joint disease are more prevalent and associated with greater disability than among older adults without LBP. This study will investigate a novel intervention designed to improve LBP-related disability by combining a typical spine-focused exercise program with a hip-focused intervention.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	SFEX+H	Participants will receive an intervention consisting of heat to the low back, manual therapy to the hip (including movement of the hip by the therapist), hip-focused strengthening exercises and a trunk muscle training program including exercises for the abdominal and low back muscles. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	SFEX	Participants will receive an intervention consisting of heat to the low back, manual therapy to the hip (including movement of the hip by the therapist) and a trunk muscle training program including exercises for the abdominal and low back muscles. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-01
• Primary completion: 2018-03-13
• Completion: 2018-03-13
• First posted: 2017-01-25
• Last updated: 2018-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States