Does an online psychological intervention improve self-efficacy and disability in people also receiving Multimodal Manual Therapy for chronic low back pain compared to Multimodal Manual Therapy alone? Design of a randomized controlled trial

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Completed

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000269538
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

Adults who are present for chiropractic or physiotherapy care with a new episode of non-specific lower back pain of more than three months duration.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they have been diagnosed with serious spinal pathology (fracture, malignancy, infection, inflammatory disorders, canal stenosis or cauda equina syndrome, spinal cord injury), spinal nerve compromise (determined by the presence of two or more corresponding neurological signs such as dermatomal paresthesia or paresthesis, diminished absent deep tendon reflexes), have undergone spinal surgery in the past 12 months, are pregnant, have a compensation claim related to their back condition, are not able to independently complete English language questionnaires, or are not able to independently use a computer. Score in the low or high risk group on the STarT Back Tool.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)(Nicholas, 1989) <br>[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) (Sullivan, Bishop, & Pivik, 1995)<br>[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment];Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) (Nicholas MK. 1989)[At baseline and at 2,6 and 12 months from enrolment ];Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (Roland & Morris, 1983)[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment];Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) (Lovibond, 1995)[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment];Pain intensity Numerical Rating Scale (Jensen MP, 1992a)[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment];Work Ability Inventory (WAI) (Tuomi, Oja 1998)[At baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months from enrolment]