Active Management for Low Back Pain for 6 to 8 Year Old Schoolchildren

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-12-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-12-16
• Study First Posted: 2008-12-17
• Study Start: 2009-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2009-12-07

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

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kovacs Foundation; 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain