Back complaints in the elderly: clinical course and prognostic factors.

Recruiting

• Conditions: back ache; back pain; 10028393

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35201
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Patients, older than 55 years, who visit their GP in the region of Rotterdam with a new episode of back pain (from mid-thoracic downwards). A new episode of back pain is defined as current back pain, preceded by a period of 6 months without consulting the GP for similar complaints.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded from the study if they do not have enough cognitive capacities to fill out the questionnaires (f.e. due to dementia) or have difficulties speaking and writing the Dutch language. Patients that have severe mobility impairments (f.e. are wheelchair bound) are excluded as well.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome measures are back pain (NRS), disability (Roland Disability<br /><br>Questionnaire RDQ; loss of productivity (PRODISQ)), quality of life (short form<br /><br>36 (SF-36)) and self-perceived recovery (7-point scale). </p><br>