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Does targeted management of sub-acute back pain patients on a surgical clinic waiting list reduce chronic pain and disability? Phase 1: Risk screening.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Back pain
Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Public Health - Health service research
Registration Number
ACTRN12614000085673
Lead Sponsor
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
196
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with sub-acute lumbar spine disorders who have been referred to the RAH Orthopaedic Spinal Outpatients, triaged (from documented referral information) and placed on a Spinal Outpatient Clinic waiting list.

Exclusion Criteria

- Unable to speack and understand English (interpreter requested in referral)
- Previous lumbar spine surgery reported in referral

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Numeric Rating Scale score[At 4 month follow up];Disability Numeric Rating Scale score[At 4 month follow-up]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire[4 month follow-up];Pain Catastrophising Scale[4 month follow-up];Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score[4 month follow-up];Pain-Self-Efficacy Questionnaire[4 month follow-up]
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