Prospective, Randomized Study of the Impact of a Education Program for Patients Suffering From Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Usual practice; Other: Education program

• Registration Number: NCT02564185
• Lead Sponsor: Hopital Foch

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-29
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-30
• Primary Completion: 2015-10
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

• Low back pain
• Treatment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Education program	Education program	The "Education program" group benefit in addition of a therapeutic education program including nursing follow-up at 1, 3 and 6 months.
Control	Usual practice	The "control" group will follow usual practice.
Education program	Usual practice	The "Education program" group benefit in addition of a therapeutic education program including nursing follow-up at 1, 3 and 6 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life	6 months	DRAD questionnaire (Lawlis et al, Spine 1989;14:511-6.)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neuropathic pain	6 months	DN4 questionnaire
Social impact	6 months	Changes in the employment status
Pain	6 months	Numerical scale
Evaluation of the program	6 months	Self-administered questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hopital Foch; 🇫🇷 Suresnes, France