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What Are the Brakes and Levers of Physical Activity Practice for Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain?

Completed
Conditions
Non-specific Chronic Lower Back Pain
Interventions
Behavioral: Back Belief questionnaire
Behavioral: QUEBEC scale
Behavioral: Fear Avoidance beliefs questionnaire
Behavioral: Visual analog scale
Behavioral: individual interviews
Behavioral: Focus groups
Registration Number
NCT02466360
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Brief Summary

Non-specific chronic lower back pain is a common pathology which is a real public health problem. Around 84% of the population could have non-specific chronic lower back pain at least once in their lives and 8% of that non-specific lower back pain could become chronical (pain that would last at least 3 months). This proportion of patients represents 85% of the costs related to this pathology.

Physical activity practice is involved in medical care for plenty of chronical diseases and particularly for chronic lower back pain. In 2003, World Health Organization pointed out the poor adhesion of patients with chronical diseases to medical prescriptions and the after-effects it could have on illness evolution. Therefore, adhesion to physical activity practice for patients with chronic lower back pain is one of the most challenging matters for medical teams.

The aim of this study was to identify the brakes and levers of physical activity practice for these patients. Sixteen individual interviews and four focus groups have been carried out on patients with chronic lower back pain who were taken care of either by a rachis functional restoration program or by primary care.

Detailed Description

Non-specific chronic lower back pain is a common pathology which is a real public health problem. Around 84% of the population could have non-specific chronic lower back pain at least once in their lives and 8% of that non-specific lower back pain could become chronical (pain that would last at least 3 months). This proportion of patients represents 85% of the costs related to this pathology.

Physical activity practice is involved in medical care for plenty of chronical diseases and particularly for chronic lower back pain. In 2003, World Health Organization pointed out the poor adhesion of patients with chronical diseases to medical prescriptions and the after-effects it could have on illness evolution. Therefore, adhesion to physical activity practice for patients with chronic lower back pain is one of the most challenging matters for medical teams.

The aim of this study was to identify the brakes and levers of physical activity practice for these patients. Sixteen individual interviews and four focus groups have been carried out on patients with chronic lower back pain who were taken care of either by a rachis functional restoration program or by primary care.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
29
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female who are at least 18 years old
  • Patients with non-specific chronic lower back pain
Exclusion Criteria
  • Mental or physical disabilities incompatible with focus groups/individual interviews and filling out questionnaires.
  • Inability to understand or speak French properly
  • Symptomatic lower back pain

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
chronic lower back painQUEBEC scale-
chronic lower back painFear Avoidance beliefs questionnaire-
chronic lower back painBack Belief questionnaire-
chronic lower back painindividual interviews-
chronic lower back painFocus groups-
chronic lower back painVisual analog scale-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Individual interviewsat day 1

patients with non-specific chronic lower back pain explain directly to their doctors what is preventing them from having physical activity

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analog Scaleat day 1

Visual Analog Scale that evaluates pain

QUEBEC scaleat day 1

- QUEBEC scale that evaluates the impact of lower back pain on the daily lives of patients

Fear Avoidance Beliefs questionnaireat day 1

- Fear Avoidance Beliefs questionnaire that evaluates fears and beliefs about the disease

questions about their lower back pain and physical activityat day 1
Back Belief questionnaireat day 1

- Back Belief questionnaire that evaluates patients' knowledge about lower back pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

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