Physical Therapy Management in Degenerative Lumbar Diseases and Osteoporosis

NCT01703403 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 201205036RIC
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Low back pain is a common health issue in elderly population. According to the statistics, more than 80% of Taiwanese suffer low back pain in the life. The cause of low back pain includes lumbar spondylosis, osteoporosis, compression fracture, muscle strain, spondylolisthesis…etc. In addition to drugs and surgery, physical therapy is an alternative choice for conservative treatment. Therefore, in this study, the investigators propose to analyze the physical examination, diagnostic methods, X ray, physical therapy records, physical therapy methods and clinical outcomes in patients with the diagnosis including lumbar spondylosis, low back pain, osteoporosis, compression fracture, back pain treated at National Taiwan University Hospital and received rehabilitation at the Physical Therapy Center in recent ten years.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

physical therapy; treated at NTUH and received rehabilitation at the PTC in recent ten years.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

patients with the diagnosis including lumbar spondylosis, low back pain, osteoporosis, compression fracture, back pain treated at National Taiwan University Hospital and received rehabilitation at the Physical Therapy Center in recent ten years.

You may qualify if:

• patients with the diagnosis including lumbar spondylosis, low back pain, osteoporosis, compression fracture, back pain treated at National Taiwan University Hospital
• received rehabilitation at the Physical Therapy Center in recent ten years.
• Control group:
• patients with the diagnosis including lumbar spondylosis, low back pain, osteoporosis, compression fracture, back pain treated at National Taiwan University Hospital
• not received rehabilitation at the Physical Therapy Center in recent ten years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

School & Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Wei-Li Hsu, PT,PhD

  School of physical therapy, National Taiwan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Wei-Li Hsu, PT,PhD

CONTACT

886-2-33668127; wlhsu@ntu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 5, 2012
• First Posted: October 10, 2012
• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Last Updated: October 10, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-10

Locations

TW (1)