Gesture Behavior and Knowledge on Low Back Pain Among Nurses

• Conditions: Low Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT01556295
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Brief Summary

The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate knowledge on low back pain and gesture behavior among nurses with low back pain using validated measures and compare the findings to those from nurses without back pain.

Detailed Description

A controlled, cross-sectional study will be carried out with 100 nurses (50 with low back pain and 50 without low back pain). The following assessment measures will be employed: Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, Gesture Behavior Test (GBT), Low Back Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (LKQ), Roland Morris Questionnaire and the SF-36.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-19
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2013-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Non-specific chronic low back pain,
• Performance in the hospital sector (hospitals, emergency rooms and/or intensive care units,
• Hourly load of at least 6 hours per day,
• Low back pain on most days in the last three months,
• Pain greater than 3 cm in visual analog scale (VAS).

Exclusion Criteria

• Dispute,
• Previous surgery of the spine,
• Pregnant.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gesture behavior	One week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge among low back pain	One week
Roland Morris Questionnaire	One week	Used health status measure for low back pain
SF-36	One week	Quality of life by SF-36
Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain	One week	Evaluation pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

HIsa Costa Morimoto; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil