M54
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The studied group includes all patients who took part in the multimodal pain therapy of the back pain center at the University Hospital Essen. As part of regular therapy monitoring, patients
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Essen Klinik für Neurologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients suffering from chronic back pain (enduring or recurrent pain longer than 3 months) who underwent a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation program at the Essen Back Pain Center, University Hospital Essen, Germany
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: /
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Co-primary outcomes Change in pain intensity over time, assessed by the composite pain intensity score (mean of current, maximum, and average pain intensity during the last 4 weeks on an 11- point NRS [0-10, anchors: “no pain at all”–“unbearable pain”], see von Korff et al. (1992)). Change in pain related disability over time, assessed by the composite disability score (mean of subjective limitations through pain during everyday life, leisure, and work during the last 3 months on an 11- point NRS [0-10, anchors: “no disability”–“full disability”], see von Korff et al. (1992)). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exploratory outcomes Change in habitual wellbeing over time, assessed by the Habitual Well-Being Questionnaire (FW-7, sum of scores of seven statements concerning the subjective feelings about habitual wellbeing during the last week on a 6-point NRS [0-5, anchors: “definitely true”- “definitely untrue”], see Herda et al. 1998) Change in health-related quality of life over time, assessed by the veterans RAND-12 health questionnaire (VR-12, which 12-items are summarized in a physical and a mental health measure [PCS-physical component score & MCS-mental component score], derived from the Veterans RAND 36, see Kazis et al. (2006) Change in pain-related self-efficacy over time, assessed by the German FESS questionnaire (Mangels, Schwarz, Sohr, Holme & Rief, 2009) Change in acceptance of pain over time, assessed by the CPAQ (Nilges, Köster & Schmidt, 2011) Change in incapacity for work over time, operationalized by the days the patient was incapable of work during the last three months (0-92 days) Potential predictors Baseline scores of pain intensity, pain-related disability, habitual wellbeing, health-related quality of life (physical and mental health), pain-related self-efficacy, acceptance of pain and incapacity for work, assessed by means mentioned above Baseline severity of chronification, assessed by the von Korff index (von Korff, Ormel et al. 1992) Baseline anxiety, stress, and depression scores, assessed by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) Baseline treatment expectancy and credibility, assessed by the credibility/expectancy questionnaire (Devilly & Borkovec, 2000) Age, gender, setting and duration of treatment | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactDustin Maser
Universitätsklinikum Essen Klinik für Neurologie
Outcome results
None listed