Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) for low back pain: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low back pain is one of the most common and burdensome chronic conditions worldwide. Lifestyle factors, such as excess weight, physical inactivity, poor diet and smoking, are linked to low back pain chronicity and disability. There are few high-quality randomised controlled trials that investigate the effects of targeting lifestyle risk factors in people with chronic low back pain.

Methods and analysis

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) for low back pain targeting weight, physical activity, diet and smoking to reduce disability in patients with chronic low back pain compared with usual care. This is a randomised controlled trial, with participants stratified by body mass index, allocated 1:1 to the HeLP

SUBMITTER: Robson EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731930 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature