A Trial on the Effect on Low Back Pain Related Disability of Different Health Education Programs for Retired Persons

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect on Low Back Pain Related Disability of Different Health Education Programs for Retired Persons

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00441038
• Other study ID #: FK-R-13
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2006
• Est. completion date: September 2008

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Kovacs Foundation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to compare, in retired persons living in the Balearic Islands, the effectiveness on low back pain related disability of three educational programs. All consist of a group talk and the handout of a booklet, each one different in its content.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: September 2008
• Est. primary completion date: July 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To attend regular talks for retirees, and accept to attend one health talk, whether or not subject has nonspecific low back pain; to accept participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to fill out questionnaires (due to blindness, functional illiteracy, or dementia);

• Having a diagnosis of rheumatologic inflammatory disease, fibromyalgia, or cancer in last 5 years.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The Back Guide
Education on postural hygiene and handout of The Back Guide
• The Back Book
Education on active management and Handout of The Back Book
• Cardiovascular and general health
Education on cardiovascular and general health

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Kovacs Foundation	Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Islands

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kovacs Foundation	Conseill Insular de Ibiza y Formentera, Mallorca Institute of Social Affairs

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (3)

Burton AK, Waddell G, Tillotson KM, Summerton N. Information and advice to patients with back pain can have a positive effect. A randomized controlled trial of a novel educational booklet in primary care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Dec 1;24(23):2484-91. — View Citation

Cherkin DC, Eisenberg D, Sherman KJ, Barlow W, Kaptchuk TJ, Street J, Deyo RA. Randomized trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Apr 23;161(8):1081-8. — View Citation

Indahl A, Haldorsen EH, Holm S, Reikerås O, Ursin H. Five-year follow-up study of a controlled clinical trial using light mobilization and an informative approach to low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Dec 1;23(23):2625-30. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Intensity of pain, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days		6 months
Primary	Disability, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days		6 months
Secondary	Fear avoidance beliefs, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days		6 months
Secondary	Quality of life, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days		6 months

External Links

•   Spanish Back Pain Research Network site that describes objectives and projects of its members