Multiplanar Lumbopelvic Control in Patients With Low Back Pain

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether combined assessment of lumbopelvic control during sagittal and frontal plane motion (using two common clinical observational assessments) discriminates between people with and without LBP than single plane assessment alone. It was hypothesized that the two tests used in combination (multiplanar) would perform better than each test used independently (single planar) in accurately discriminating patient cases from healthy controls.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Regis University

Denver, Colorado, 80221, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients with LBP

Inclusion criteria

Age 18-70 years old
Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instruction in English
Seeking treatment from a physical therapist for LBP (pain below T12-L1 vertebral segment), prior to initial evaluation (no treatment provided)

Matched Controls: Control subjects will be matched for age, gender, and BMI category to patients with LBP.

Inclusion criteria

Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instruction in English
No history of LBP during the past 5 years requiring:

> 3 day absence from work/school/recreation
Clinical Care (MD, DC, DPT, MT) for LBP

Exclusion criteria

Patients with LBP

Pregnancy within past 12 months
Previous spine or hip surgery
Serious spinal or systemic pathology
Inability to transfer from standing to supine to sidelying to prone
Inability to stand > 20 minutes

Matched Controls

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy within the past 12 months
Previous spine or hip surgery
Inability to transfer from standing to supine to side-lying to prone
Inability to stand > 20 minutes

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Performance on Active Hip Abduction Test

Time frame: Assessed on data collection day

Examiner scores movement pattern (ability to retain lumbopelvic neutral) during performance of active hip abduction in sidelying using an ordinal scale (0-3) with 0-1 considered a negative test and 2-3 considered a positive test.
Performance on Active Straight Leg Raise Test

Time frame: Assessed on data collection day

Participant self-rates degree of difficulty (0-5) to perform active straight leg raise in supine with any non-zero score considered a positive test result.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Regis University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Mar 17, 2014
Registry last updated: Mar 17, 2014

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