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Diagnostic validity of the dimensional model and the effectiveness of unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain

Diagnostic validity of the hierarchical dimensional model in chronic low back pain and the effectiveness of unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment in reducing symptoms and increasing quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220604055073N1
Enrollment
6
Registered
2022-09-05
Start date
2022-09-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This is an experimental study with a single case method that uses the A/B + Follow-up design. The number of samples is 6 and they are selected based on the purposef
In such a way that the two groups compared to the first group that entered the intervention phase can be considered as the control group.

Sponsors

University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of chronic low back pain based on DSM-5 criteria willingness to participate in the study Being 25-50 years old Adequate proficiency in Persian Chronic low back pain for 45 days or more during the last three months Diagnosis and referral of a patient with chronic low back pain by a specialist physician Based on a structured clinical interview, according to the DSM-5 (SCID-5), it is determined that the person has chronic low back pain disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adequate medical explanation for the symptoms, such as spinal stenosis (according to the neurologist's opinion) Lack of definitive diagnosis of the causes of symptoms (according to the neurologist's opinion) People with a history of chronic low back pain who are currently in an acute condition Severe psychiatric disorder (psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse disorder, or severe personality disorder) Diagnosis of cancer or any condition with a short life expectancy (Unless five years have passed) No history of receiving psychotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of people who have a chronic low back pain score in the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire above 40. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The short version of the World health organazition-quality of life(WHO-QOL-BREF).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbbas Pourshahbaz

University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

apourshahbaz@yahoo.com+98 21 2218 0083

Outcome results

None listed

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