Prospective, Randomized Study of the Impact of a Education Program for Patients Suffering From Low Back Pain
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
- Enrollment
- 98
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of life
Study Overview
Brief Summary
According to the WHO, therapeutic education is intended to help patients acquire or maintain the skills they need to optimally manage living with a chronic disease. Low back pain is frequent and therapeutic education could be a promising option.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of a therapeutic education program for patients suffering from low back pain.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Low back pain
- •Treatment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contra-indication of TENS
- •Patients with mental disorders
- •Lack of autonomy or patients living alone at home without help
- •Concomitant inclusion in another research on the treatment of pain
Arms & Interventions
Control
The "control" group will follow usual practice.
Intervention: Usual practice (Other)
Education program
The "Education program" group benefit in addition of a therapeutic education program including nursing follow-up at 1, 3 and 6 months.
Intervention: Usual practice (Other)
Education program
The "Education program" group benefit in addition of a therapeutic education program including nursing follow-up at 1, 3 and 6 months.
Intervention: Education program (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of life
Time Frame: 6 months
EIFEL functional disability scale (Gagnon et al, Annals Phys Med Rehab, 2009, 1, 3-16).
Secondary Outcomes
- Evaluation of the program(6 months)
- Neuropathic pain(6 months)
- Social impact(6 months)
- Pain(6 months)