Chronic non-specific low back pain (with significant functional impairment)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patient education and training intervention consisting of information transfer, aerobic activities, strengthening exercises, stretching exercises, mobilisation and coordination exercises, rel
Sponsors
Institut für Digitale Gesundheit (IDG) gGmbH
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chronic (> 12 weeks) non-specific low back pain (back area below the ribcage and above the gluteal folds) with significant functional impairment (grade II - IV in the Chronic Pain Grade - Patient Questionnaire); in ongoing therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Chronic low back pain due to the following specific causes: Tumour in the area of the spine; infection in the area of the spine; vertebral fractures that are not stably penetrated; autoimmune, inflammatory rheumatic diseases; symptomatic radiculopathy; cauda syndrome. Further exclusion criteria: Recognition of low back pain as an occupational disease (in accordance with the German Ordinance on Occupational Diseases); planned, applied for or ongoing rehabilitation procedure due to low back pain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of back pain (pain intensity, pain-related impairment, disability days) and degree of functional impairment of patients, using the Chronic Pain Grade (CPG) Questionnaire (German version); health-related quality of life, using the SF-12 health status questionnaire; all outcomes determined before intervention (T0), after intervention (T1) and after a further 6 months (T2 - follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Therapy methods used, using a question from the German Pain Questionnaire (DSF, 2019 version); health status, using the Complaints List - Revised Version (B-LR) and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5); physical/motor performance, using the Motor Function Status Questionnaire (FFB-Mot); sport-related self-efficacy, using the Self-Efficacy Scale for Sporting Activity (SSA Scale); Fear-Avoidance-Beliefs, using the Fear-Avoidance-Beliefs-Questionnaire (German version) (FABQ-D); physical activity at work, in everyday life and during leisure time, using questions from the questionnaire for the study Health in Germany Today (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS) and from the questionnaire for the study Physical-sporting activity as a health behaviour; all outcomes determined before intervention (T0), after intervention (T1) and after a further 6 months (T2 - follow-up) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMichael Tiemann
Institut für Digitale Gesundheit (IDG) gGmbH
Outcome results
None listed