The efficacy of educational materials to change patients' beliefs about Low Back Pai

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• Conditions: Back pain; low back pain; C23.888.592.612.107.400; M54.5

• Registration Number: RBR-5rvntq
• Lead Sponsor: Rafael Zambelli Pinto

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Participants with low back pain, regardless of the duration of symptoms; low back pain is defined as pain or discomfort, localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain; aged 18 years or more; participants receiving or seeking physical therapy treatment for low back pain.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants with severe spinal diseases (e.g.: Fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies with ankylosing spondylitis; presence of lumbar radiculopathy (Self-reported pain radiating down below the knee with at least one of the following characteristics: numbness or pins and needles in a dermatomal distribution, weakness and reflex changes in a myotomal distribution); pregnancy; participants who have suspected or confirmed kidney disease; education level below fifth grade.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the beliefs about low back pain using the score in the Back Belief Questionnaire, which varies from 9 to 45 points, before and immediately after reading or or watching the educational material

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess patients' beliefs regarding the importance of imaging exams for patients with low back pain using the method that the participant indicates the level of agreement with two statements by selecting an alternative in a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1.strongly disagree to 5.strongly agree. The two statements that will be used are: Statement 1. X-rays or scans are necessary to get the best medical care for low back pain; and Statement 2. Everyone with low back pain should have spine imaging (e.g. X-ray, CT or MRI)<br>