Prevalence and service utilization regarding low back pain among health care workers

Completed

• Conditions: Adult population more than 18years of age of either gender working in health centers in and around Chandigarh

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/08/009240
• Lead Sponsor: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Brief Summary

Subjects were required to complete aquestionnaire to assess for low-back pain history. The questionnaire isdesigned to identify lifetime prevalence, current prevalence, three year and recurrentprevalence and duration of the LBP. Lifetime prevalence is defined as theproportion of the population that had experienced an episode at some point intheir lifetime. Point (current) prevalence is defined as the proportion of thepopulation that had been cases within the previous week. Recurrent LBP isidentified by the question `do you get back pain regularly’; this questionreferred to the previous three years and is classified by repeated acuteepisodes. An anatomical drawing is used to identify the localization of theback pain. The consequences of LBP experience are also examined. Questions areasked relating to absence from work, medical treatment and limitation ofactivity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult population ≥18years of age of either gender working in health centers in and around Chandigarh and willing to participate in the study by providing written informed consent 2.
• Subject may or may not be suffering from LBP.

Exclusion Criteria

Any adult person not willing to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To estimate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in a probability sample of adults health care workers.	Life time prevalence

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To describe the health service utilization pattern of LBP subjects in these health care workers	To analyze factors associated with LBP and health service utilization pattern of the LBP subjects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Babita Ghai

Principal investigator

7087009533

ghaibabita1@gmail.com