An interventional study of walk test in Chronic Low Back Pain, Gait and Motor Activity, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-21.
Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Motor control, notably expressed through the complexity of the variability of the locomotor pattern, is disturbed at the central level by an apprehension of pain and movement, more than pain itself (or by biomechanical / structural damage of the spine) in chronic low back pain (cLBP) patients.
The aim of this study is to control that variability is reduced during gait at comfortable level and to test that distraction can reduce pain avoidance and therefore increase variability in cLBP patients.
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This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 60 across 2,118 interventional studies indexed under Motor Activity.
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Patients are asked to walk ont a treadmill in four conditions: with and without distraction (virtual environment) and at different speed (comfortable vs high).
Behavioral: walk test
The patient will have to walk on a treadmill in four different conditions: * without distraction at preferential speed * with distraction at preferential speed * without distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed * with distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
Estimation of the fractal exponent when walking without distraction at preferential speed
\[0,5; 1,5\]
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Estimation of the fractal exponent when walking with distraction at preferential speed
\[0,5; 1,5\]
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Estimation of the fractal exponent when walking without distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
\[0,5; 1,5\]
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Estimation of the fractal exponent when walking with distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
\[0,5; 1,5\]
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EVA after walking without distraction at preferential speed
\[0; 100\]
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EVA after walking with distraction at preferential speed
\[0; 100\]
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EVA after walking without distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
\[0; 100\]
Time frame: Day 0
EVA after walking with distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
\[0; 100\]
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Reaction time to auditory stimuli without distraction at preferential speed
second
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Reaction time to auditory stimuli with distraction at preferential speed
second
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Reaction time to auditory stimuli without distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
second
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Reaction time to auditory stimuli with distraction at the speed of 130% of the preferential speed
second
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Tampa Scale for kinesophobia
The total score ranges between 17 and 68. A high value on the Tampa Scale for the "Tampa Scale for kinesophobia" indicates a high degree of kinesiophobia
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Dallas Pain Questionnaire for Back Pain
This questionnaire has been designed to give health care provider information as to how pain affects daily activities. It assesses the impact of low back pain (LBP) on four components (daily activities, work and leisure activities, anxiety/depression, and social interest) (expressed as a value between 0 and 100) of daily life.The higher the score, the more the low back pain has an impact on the quality of life.
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Quebec Back Pain Disability Index
The item scores were summed for a total score between 0 and 100, with higher numbers representing greater levels of disability.
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Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ)
The Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire is a two-part questionnaire assessing fear, avoidance, and beliefs about professional activity and physical activity. The FABQ physical activity score of 14 responds better to a cognitive/behavioral approach and de-emphasize the traditional pain specific treatment goals. The "Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire" Work score that is \>18 has a decrease likelihood of success from a joint manipulation/mobilization treatment approach. The "Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire" Work score of 34 or greater increases the risk for prolonged disability and will most likely require a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.
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Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale
Score: 0-7 = Normal 8-10 = Borderline abnormal (borderline case) 11-21 = Abnormal (case)
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