Effectiveness of a behavioral-medical rehabilitation with different psychological group interventions for low back pain patients

Effectiveness of a behavioral-medical rehabilitation with different psychological group interventions for low back pain patients - VOR-psy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00020582

Enrollment

1110

Registered

2020-04-03

Start date

2023-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M42.1 M42.9 M43.0 M43.1 M43.2 M43.5 M43.8 M43.9 M47.2 M47.8 M47.9 M48.8 M48.9 M51 M53 M54

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group 1: behavioral-medical rehabilitation including a psychological group treatment based on cognitiv-behavioral principles (CBT)

intended length of 4 weeks Group 2: Intervention group 2: behavioral-medical rehabilitation including a psychological group treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

intended length of 4 weeks Group 3: Intervention group 3: behavioral-medical rehabilitation including a psychological group treatment based on a self-management approach (ZRM®)

intended length of 4 weeks Group 4: Control group: traditional orthopedic inpatient rehabilitation treatment with an intended length of 3 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 62 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic low back pain; control group: orthopaedic inpatient rehabilitation patients with chronic low back pain and mental distress (screening: PHQ-4); informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age below 18 or above 62 years, inadequate German language ability, severe visual of hearing impairment, severe mental disorder (psychosis, personality disorder), dorsal injury or surgery within the last 12 months, pregnancy within the last 12 months, cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Coping with pain (FESV), psychological distress (Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD-7). Time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-management/self-regulation (CPAQ-D short form, FERUS), acceptance/cognitive fusion (CFQ-D), everyday coping and activity (SCSS, modified Godin-Skale), pain (NRS), functional ability (PDI), health related quality of life (SF-12), work ability (WAI/1 Item, SPE-scale), and return-to-work; time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. Treatment satisfaction (own development); time frame: discharge.	—

Measure

Time frame

Self-management/self-regulation (CPAQ-D short form, FERUS), acceptance/cognitive fusion (CFQ-D), everyday coping and activity (SCSS, modified Godin-Skale), pain (NRS), functional ability (PDI), health related quality of life (SF-12), work ability (WAI/1 Item, SPE-scale), and return-to-work; time frame: admission, discharge, after 6 months, after 12 months. Treatment satisfaction (own development); time frame: discharge.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKarin Meng

Universitätsklinikums Würzburg, Rehabilitationswissenschaften im Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (ZEP)

Meng_K@ukw.de+49 (0)931 201 78151

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026