The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Therapies on Pain Severity in Office Workers With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 104
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluated whether a mindfulness-based therapy program could reduce pain severity in office workers with non-specific chronic low back pain.
The study included staff members of Dokuz Eylul University aged 20 to 59 years who had low back pain for at least three months and worked at a desk for more than four hours per day. Participants were randomly assigned to either a mindfulness-based therapy group or a control group.
The mindfulness-based therapy group attended online group sessions once a week for four weeks. The sessions included breathing awareness meditation, body scan meditation, self-compassion meditation, and chair yoga practices. Participants in the control group continued their usual medical care during the study period.
The primary outcome of the study was pain severity, assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale. Secondary outcomes included physical activity level, disability related to low back pain, anxiety symptoms, quality of life, and mindfulness level.
Participants were evaluated at baseline, Week 4 (end of intervention), Week 16 (3-month follow-up), and Week 28 (6-month follow-up).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 59 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Staff member of Dokuz Eylül University
- •Aged between 20 and 59 years
- •Willing to participate in the study
- •Having low back pain for at least 3 months
- •Working at a desk for more than 4 hours per day
- •Having access to an internet connection at home or at work
- •Having a computer and/or smartphone suitable for participating in online sessions and completing online forms
排除标准
- •Presence of an organic condition that could explain low back pain, such as lumbar disc herniation
- •Presence of an underlying rheumatological disease, such as ankylosing spondylitis or rheumatoid arthritis
- •Diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- •Alcohol or substance dependence
- •Current use of psychiatric medication
- •Pregnancy
- •Speech or hearing problems that could interfere with participation
研究者
Merve Sevindi İmançer
Specialist Family Physician
Dokuz Eylul University