The Influence of Coping Strategies and Catastrophizing on Patients With Back and Neck Pain
Completed
- Conditions
- Back PainNeck Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT00502333
- Lead Sponsor
- Kovacs Foundation
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of coping strategies and catastrophizing thoughts on disability and the prognosis of back and neck pain in patients treated within the Spanish National Health Service. Patients will be given a visual analog scale (VAS) to rate intensity of pain, the Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) or the Neck Disability Index (NDI) to rate the degree of disability, and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) to rate coping strategies and catastrophizing. Questionnaires will be given at baseline and three months later.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1400
Inclusion Criteria
- Subjects treated for back or neck pain in the Spanish National Health Service.
- Able to read and write Spanish.
- Have signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis or "red flags" for systemic diseases (e.g., cancer, infection).
- Pain due to fracture or direct trauma to the neck or back.
- Criteria for referral to surgery (e.g., neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, serious nerve root compression for more than 6 weeks due to disc herniation).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability Baseline and 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Baseline and 3 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kovacs Foundation
🇪🇸Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain