Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Chronic Back Pain

Back Pain Lower Back Chronic Clinical Trial

Official title:

Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Reduces Catastrophizing:a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01329861
• Other study ID #: smarta2011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 4, 2011
• Last updated: April 5, 2011
• Start date: June 2004
• Est. completion date: August 2005

Study information

• Verified date: April 2011
• Source: Linkoeping University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate whether an Internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention would have an effect on the symptoms of chronic back pain.

Description:

All participants were screened in a live, structured interview before inclusion. It´s a experimental design with a treatment and a control group measured before and after a treatment period.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: August 2005
• Est. primary completion date: May 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18-65 years

• access to the Internet

• having been in contact with a physician

• back pain of chronic nature

• in current employment or on short-term sick leave(not longer than 6 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

• wheelchair user

• surgical treatment planned

• history of cardiovascular treatment

• severe depression

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Back Pain Lower Back Chronic

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Guided Internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment
Eight weeks internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment. Treatment consisted of education, cognitive skills acquisition, behavioural rehearsal, generalization and maintenance.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Uppsala University	Uppsala

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Linkoeping University	Uppsala University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Coping Strategies Questionnaire - catastrophizing subscale (CSQ)	Change from baseline in the catastrophizing subscale to two weeks post treatment.	Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment	No
Secondary	Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)	MPI, assess psychosocial and behavioural consequences of pain. It´s divided into 2 sections and consisting of 8 scales. These are: Pain Severity, Interference, Life Control, Affective Distress, Support, Punishing Responses, Solicitous Responses and Distracting Responses.	Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment	No
Secondary	Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (PAIRS)	The questionnaire assesses beliefs and attitudes that patients have regarding pain and ability to function despite discomfort.	Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.	No
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS).	HADS is designed to measure anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric patients treated at hospital clinics.	Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.	No
Secondary	Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI)	The assessment yields an overall score and profile for 16 areas of life: health, self-esteem, goals and values, money, work, play, learning, creativity, helping, love, friends, children, relatives, home, neighbourhood and community.	Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.	No