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Prevalence and service utilization regarding low back pain among health care workers

To assess the prevalence, knowledge, disability and service utilization regarding low back pain among health care workers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009240
Enrollment
1200
Registered
2017-08-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult population =18years of age of either gender working in health centers in and around Chandigarh and willing to participate in the study by providing written informed consent 2. Subject may or may not be suffering from LBP

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any adult person not willing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in a probability sample of adults health care workers.Timepoint: Life time prevalence—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To describe the health service utilization pattern of LBP subjects in these health care workers To analyze factors associated with LBP and health service utilization pattern of the LBP subjects To assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of low back pain among health care workers. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Indian adaptation of the Aberdeen LBP Disability Scale. Timepoint: current prevalence, three year and recurrent prevalence—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBabita Ghai

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

ghaibabita1@gmail.com7087009533

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026