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Physical Therapy Management in Degenerative Lumbar Diseases and Osteoporosis

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What is being collected

Data Collection

Collected from past medical records and data - Retrospective
Who is being recruted

Back Pain+3

+ Neurologic Manifestations

+ Pain

From 50 to 85 Years
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How is the trial designed

Case-Crossover

Comparing exposures during disease occurrence and non-occurrence in order to assess the short-term effects of triggers.
Observational
Study Start: May 2012
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital
Study ContactWei-Li Hsu, PT,PhDMore contacts
Last updated: October 10, 2012
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Study start date: May 1, 2012

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

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.

NCT01703403
Principal SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital
Study ContactWei-Li Hsu, PT,PhDMore contacts
Last updated: October 10, 2012
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

120 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Case-Crossover

In this design, participants serve as their own control. Researchers compare a person's exposures just before a health event with exposures at other times, helping identify short-term triggers or risk factors.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 50 to 85 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Back PainNeurologic ManifestationsPainSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsLow Back Pain

Criteria

Experimental group: Inclusion Criteria: 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: Inclusion Criteria: 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.

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Recruiting

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

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