Internet App to Self-Manage Occasional Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: FitBack on-line intervention; Other: Alternative Website Control

• Registration Number: NCT01950091
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.

Brief Summary

Nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) is the diagnosis for 85% of low back pain sufferers with no underlying medical cause (e.g., herniated disc, spinal stenosis) that requires physician care. Treatment, however, is impractical for many physicians to implement during office visits, and there are relatively few providers for NLBP treatment that follow national pain control guidelines. This study evaluated the efficacy of an on-line intervention using desktop computers or mobile technology to help users self treat NLBP occurrences and to engage in activities to decrease future occurences.

Detailed Description

Methods. A total of 606 adults, 18 years of age and older were recruited, screened, and consented online. They were assessed on-line at baseline, at two months weeks, and at four months After the baseline assessments, participants were randomized into NLBP treatment (TX), alternative website control (AWC), and no-contact control groups. The TX and AWC groups received 8 weekly emails prompt to visit their respective experimental websites.

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-07
• Study Completion: 2013-07
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-25
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-21
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 606

Inclusion Criteria

• suffered low back pain in previous 3 months
• employed or family of employee

Exclusion Criteria

• on-going medical care for low back pain
• positive response to questions about symptoms which medically disqualify potential participant

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
FitBack on-line intervention	FitBack on-line intervention	On-line Fitback intervention: Self care for on-going pain; behaviors to lessen the chance of reoccurrence
Alternative website control	Alternative Website Control	Intervention is a Menu of links to 4 popular Websites offering back pain education

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in responses to the Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire	Baseline, 2 months, 4 months	Back pain history: intensity, frequency, duration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in responses to psycho-social measures (attitudes, knowledge, self efficacy, intentions); self treatment measures	baseline, 2 and 4 months	Internally developed rating scales