ACTRN12609000343202.

Trial name or title	Effects of specific physiotherapy treatment and advice versus advice alone on pain and function for people with subacute reducible discogenic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial
Methods	RCT
Participants	Patients with reducible discogenic low back pain
Interventions	Intervention group: 10 sessions of specific physiotherapy management over 10 weeks, involving 30‐minute sessions. Frequency of sessions will be individually tailored based on the individual's progress. Generally, participants will initially attend 2 sessions per week for the first fortnight and then will attend the final 6 sessions spread out over the final 8 weeks. Management will include specific lumbar spine directional preference exercises, taping of the lumbar spine, a gradually progressed core stability exercise programme and condition specific advice and education. Control group: 2 sessions of physiotherapy advice over a 10‐week period (involving one 30‐minute session directly following randomisation and another 30‐minute session 5 weeks following randomisation). The sessions will involve condition‐specific advice regarding the prognosis and self management of the condition.
Outcomes	Primary outcomes: back‐specific function (Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire), back pain intensity on a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale, leg pain intensity on a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale
Starting date	1 May 2009
Contact information	Luke Surkitt
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