Acute Low Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess the impact of standardized written information on outcome in acute LBP.
Detailed description
A 3-month prospective, controlled study with a quasi-experimental design (i.e., a nonrandomized controlled sample with geographic stratification \[30 areas\]). Control and intervention areas ARE selected for their similarities in rural-to-urban distribution of the population and patients' access to GPs and to minimize risk of overlap between areas.
Interventions
OTHERPatients' questionnaire
Sponsors
Sanofi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Each GP have to enroll up to 4 patients with acute LBP.
Exclusion criteria
Patients are excluded if they 1. are less than 18 years old; 2. have pain for more than 4 weeks; 3. have pain intensity for the previous 24 hours less than 3 on a 11-point numeric scale (0= no pain, 10=maximal pain); 4. have sciatica; 5. have had a previous episode of acute LBP during the last 12 months; 6. have no occupational activities; 7. have consulted another practitioner for the same episode of back pain; 8. are pregnant; 9. have back pain related to infection, tumor, or inflammatory disease; or (j) have previously undergone back surgery. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed