Back2Action: Physiotherapy enriched with an eHealth psychological intervention for patients at risk of developing persistent low back pain or neck pai

Recruiting

Conditions: non-specific back pain
non-specific neck pain
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Persistent low back pain
persistent neck pain
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Registration Number: NL-OMON55492

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

1. Consulting a PT with low back pain- or neck pain complaints for at least 6
weeks
2. >18 years of age,
3. Satisfactory proficiency in Dutch
4. Access to a computer and the internet
5. Providing informed consent
6. A minimum of subclinical complaints of two psychosocial factors in the
following domains: depression, anxiety, fear of movement

Exclusion Criteria

1. Serious neck or lower back pathology (cancer, infection, trauma)
2. Lumbar or cervical radiculopathy
3. Systematic diseases (rheuma, arthritis)
4. Treated by a physiotherapist two months prior to inclusion
5. Currently treated by a mental health professional
6. Treated by a mental health professional two months prior to inclusion
7. Patients with severe depressive complaints (PHQ-9>20) or severe anxiety
complaints (GAD-7>15).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Disability (measured by the Neck Disability Index for neck pain patients or the<br /><br>Oswestrey Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire for low back pain patients)<br /><br>and Perceived Recovery measured with the Global Perceived Effect scale. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Pain intensity,<br /><br>Depressive symptoms<br /><br>Anxiety symptoms<br /><br>Fear of movement<br /><br>Pain catastrophizing<br /><br>Self-efficacy </p><br>