Active Management for Low Back Pain for 6 to 8 Year Old Schoolchildren
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Education (Back Comic-Book)
- Registration Number
- NCT00809640
- Lead Sponsor
- Kovacs Foundation
- Brief Summary
The objective is to assess the effectiveness of a prevention campaign promoting active management in shifting beliefs in 6 to 8 year old schoolchildren. Subjects will be taken from a random sample of schools in Majorca, Spain: private, public and concerted. A 10 item questionnaire will be given to all children in that age group, to be answered in class on days 1, 14 and 97. Schools will be randomly assigned to the study and control groups. In the study group the students will get a Back Comic-Book (promotes active management) after the first assessment. The control group will have no other intervention than the questionnaire.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 700
Inclusion Criteria
- Students in randomly selected private, public and concerted Majorca schools
- Must be present in class on day of intervention and assessments
Exclusion Criteria
- Absent from class on day of intervention and assessments
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Education (Back Comic-Book) The intervention group will receive prevention of low back pain education through a Back Comic-Book, and their beliefs/knowledge will be tested twice after intervention.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of the effectiveness of a prevention campaign promoting active management of low back pain in shifting beliefs in 6 to 8 year old schoolchildren. 4 months Assessment of the effectiveness of a prevention campaign promoting active management on low back pain in 6 to 8 year old schoolchildren. 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kovacs Foundation
🇪🇸Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain