Comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions in chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Dennis Anheyer; Petra Klose; Anna Katharina Koch; Heidemarie Haller; Gustav Dobos; Holger Cramer

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036050

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Comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions in chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Dennis Anheyer, Petra Klose, Anna Katharina Koch, Heidemarie Haller, Gustav Dobos and Holger Cramer

BMJ open, Vol.10, pp.1-7

05/08/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036050

PMID: 32759244

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Chronic Pain - therapy

Exercise Therapy

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Low Back Pain - therapy

Meta-Analysis as Topic

Network Meta-Analysis

Physical Therapy Modalities

Quality of Life

Systematic Reviews as Topic

Introduction: Chronic non-specific low back pain is a major public health problem. Evidence supports the effectiveness of exercise as an intervention. Due to a paucity of direct comparisons of different exercise categories, medical guidelines were unable to make specific recommendations regarding the type of exercise working best in improving chronic low back pain. This network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomised controlled trials aims to investigate the comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. Methods and analysis: MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, SPORTDiscus, Clinicaltrials.gov and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform search portal were searched on November 2019 and without language restrictions. The search will be updated after data analysis. Studies on adults with non-specific low back pain of at least 12 weeks duration comparing exercise to either no specific intervention (ie, no treatment, wait-list or usual care at the treating physician’s discretion) and/or functionally inert interventions (ie, sham or attention control interventions) will be eligible. Pain intensity and back-specific disability are defined as primary outcomes. Secondary outcomes will include health-related physical and mental quality of life, work disability, frequency of analgesic use and adverse events. All outcomes will be analysed short-term, intermediate-term and long-term. Data will be extracted independently by two review authors. Risk of bias will be assessed using the recommendations by the Cochrane Back and Neck Group and be based on an adaptation of the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Ethics and dissemination: This NMA will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses_NMA checklist. The results will be presented in peer-reviewed journals, implemented in existing national and international guidelines and will be presented to health care providers and decision makers. The planned completion date of the study is 1 July 2021.

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Title: Comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions in chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Creators: Dennis Anheyer - University of Duisburg-Essen
Petra Klose - University of Duisburg-Essen
Anna Katharina Koch - University of Duisburg-Essen
Heidemarie Haller - University of Duisburg-Essen
Gustav Dobos - University of Duisburg-Essen
Holger Cramer - University of Duisburg-Essen
Publication Details: BMJ open, Vol.10, pp.1-7
Publisher: B M J Group
Grant note: This study is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; BMBF; grant number (01KG1905)).
Identifiers: 991013035761902368
Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions in chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis

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