Biopsychosocial Education and Chronic Low Back Pain

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: back school

• Registration Number: NCT00600197
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the biopsychosocial educational program could improve patients' health-related quality of life at 3-6-12-18-24-30 and 36 - month follow up.

Detailed Description

Little information exists on biopsychosocial educational program as a multidimensional and interdisciplinary program in which Quality Of Life is as an outcome measure. Thus this educational Program designed in this study is a an outpatient program that used a health education approach to empower participants through a process of assessment, education and skill building in three dimensions of physical,mental and social that leading to improved quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent this educational Program could improve low back pain patients' HRQOL.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-24
• Study Start: 2008-07
• Status Verified: 2009-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 2009-11-18
• Primary Completion: 2010-04
• Study Completion: 2012-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

• Low Back Pain lasting more than 12 weeks with or without pain radiating to the legs.
• age 18-70 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• Osteoporosis
• Newly operation on the back up to 2 years before the beginning of the study
• Fresh vertebral fracture
• Malignancy
• Infection in the back
• spondylolisthesis
• Problem in understanding Farsi Language

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Back school	back school	a kind of educational program for low back pain
back school	back school	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SF-36, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Quebec back pain disability	before intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SF-36,Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Quebec back pain disability	3-6-12-18-24-30-36 month after intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tehran University of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of