Gamified Rehab vs Take-home Packet Rehab for Non-specific Low Back Pain

University of Central Florida40 enrolled

Overview

Two groups with non-specific low back pain will be completing the same exercise protocol. The leaderboard group will have a gamified experience and the take-home packet group will be using a paper take-home packet. Outcomes will be measured at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, with pain and disability also being measured at 12 and 18 months.

There will be two groups in this study, the leaderboard group, and the take-home packet group. The leaderboard group and the take-home packet group will be completing the same exercise program throughout the 6-weeks. The exercises included the plank, side plank (left and right side), foot elevated (left and right side), dead bug and bird dog exercise until discontinuation. The exercises will increase with repetitions every two weeks and that outline is listed below in procedures involved. The leaderboard group will have on demand video access to the exercises and the take-home packet group will have a take-home packet. The leaderboard group will also be receiving weekly leaderboards of average and top exercise durations of the leaderboard group participants. The audio description of exercise in the on-demand video group is the same script as the written description in the take-home packet.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Non-specific Low Back Pain

Interventions

LeaderboardOTHER

De-identified leaderboard showing average durations of exercises completed by all participants in leaderboard group.

Take-home packetOTHER

Take-home packet of exercises.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be 18-45 years old * Biological sex of Male or Female * Self-reported low back pain within the previous 6 months or greater than 3 episodes within the past 3 years Exclusion Criteria: * Must not be currently seeing and or receiving care from an athletic trainer, physical therapist, or other rehabilitation specialist in the previous 6 months * Must not have low back pain conditions such as lumbar spondylosis, herniated disc, spondylolisthesis, previous spine surgery, currently pregnant, experiencing neurological symptoms or other muscular abnormalities * Unable to assume the exercise starting position * Current use of lidocaine patches or prescription pain medicine

Locations (1)

READY Laboratory, Education Complex

Orlando, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in pain

Assessed by the numeric pain rating scale

Time frame: Change from baseline to 3 weeks

Change in pain

Assessed by the numeric pain rating scale

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Change in pain

Assessed by the numeric pain rating scale

Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months

Change in pain

Assessed by the numeric pain rating scale

Time frame: Change from baseline to 18 months

Change in Disability

Assessed with the Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: Change from baseline to 3 weeks

Change in Disability

Assessed with the Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Change in Disability

Assessed with the Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months

Change in Disability

Assessed with the Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: Change from baseline to 18 months

Adherence

Assessed by the exercise adherence rating scale

Time frame: Change from baseline to 3 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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