UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN C000000269
Receipt number R000000340
Scientific Title Effect of Home Exercise for chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2005/10/28
Last modified on 2005/10/28 12:21:43

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Home Exercise for chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym

Low back pain Exercise Therapy (LET) Study

Scientific Title

Effect of Home Exercise for chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Low back pain Exercise Therapy (LET) Study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

chronic low back pain

Classification by specialty

Orthopedics Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the effect of home-based exercise for chronic low back pain.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Assessment of pain: VAS
Assessment of disability: JLEQ (Japan Low-back pain Evaluation Questionnaire) and RDQ (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire)

Key secondary outcomes

Assessment of impairment: Finger- floor distance


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

Exercise (E) group: After delivering a brochure on low back pain exercise medical professionals directly give a lecture of the exercise. The therapeutic exercise is performed as home exercise. At the same time, proper posture guidance is performed using the form

Interventions/Control_2

NSAID (N) group: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is prescribed. At the same time, proper posture guidance is performed using the form

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

The patients satisfying the following conditions (1)-(4) are included.

(1) Outpatients aged 20-65 years old. Both men and women are able to join the trial.
(2) Patients who have had low back pain lasting more than 3 months. The symptom is chronic and no obvious neurological deficit. A chronologic fluctuation of the pain is not considered if the pain itself continues more than 3 months.
(3) Low back pain is defined as the back ache occurring between the L1 spinal process and the gluteal sulcus.
(4) The patient satisfying the following conditions:
1. Leg raising angle (by SLR maneuver) is less than 70 degrees.
2. There is no sensory deterioration by a superficial sensory examination.
3. The muscle strength in the lower limb is more than 4 by the Manual Muscle Testing (MMT).
4. The FNST (femoral nerve stretch test) is negative.

Key exclusion criteria

(1) Patient who had operation for lumbar spine in the past.
(2) Patient who had spine/spinal cord neoplasm, infection, and fracture (compression fracture)
(3) Patient who had severe osteoporosis (more than the III degree in the Jikei Med. Univ. classification)

(4) Patient with psychiatric disorder.
(5) Patient who had a history with cerebrovascular accident within 6 months before the day of agreement to enter the trial
(6) Patient who had a history with myocardial infarction within 6 months before the day of agreement to enter the trial
(7) Patient who received treatment for cardiac failure
(8) Patient with liver dysfunction
(9) Patient with renal dysfunction
(10) Pregnant patient.

Target sample size

200


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Hiroshi Yamamoto

Organization

The Japanese Orthopaedic Association

Division name

Chief Director

Zip code


Address

Hongou 2-40-8, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

TEL

03-3816-3671

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Tsutomu Iwaya

Organization

National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

Division name

Training Center

Zip code


Address

4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, JAPAN

TEL

04-2995-3100

Homepage URL


Email

iwaya@rehab.go.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

The Japanese Orthopaedic Association

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

The Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association
The Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2005 Year 10 Month 28 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2004 Year 10 Month 13 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2004 Year 11 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2005 Year 07 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2005 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2005 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Date analysis concluded

2005 Year 12 Month 01 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2005 Year 10 Month 28 Day

Last modified on

2005 Year 10 Month 28 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000000340


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