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Clinical Trials/NCT00665821
NCT00665821
Terminated
Not Applicable

Study of the Effect of Two Short Education Programs for the Treatment of Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Patients Seen at a Workers' Health Care Organization

Kovacs Foundation2 sites in 1 country657 target enrollmentSeptember 2008
ConditionsLow Back Pain

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Sponsor
Kovacs Foundation
Enrollment
657
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
A reduction in low back pain related disability and sick leave.
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of two different types of health education programs on the disability, beliefs related to low back pain and duration of sick leave in patients seen at a workers' health care organization

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2008
End Date
February 2011
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Kovacs Foundation
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • low back pain patients, with or without referred or radiated pain
  • no systemic disease or criteria for referral to surgery

Exclusion Criteria

  • inability to fill out the questionnaires and scales
  • bedridden
  • rheumatologic inflammatory disease, cancer or fibromyalgia
  • suspicion of fibromyalgia
  • spinal fracture

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

A reduction in low back pain related disability and sick leave.

Time Frame: 365 days

Secondary Outcomes

  • A reduction in catastrophizing beliefs related to low back pain.(365 days)

Study Sites (2)

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