Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
low back pain, disability, health education, primary care
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness on the disability of low back pain patients of The Back Book, The Back Guide, and a control intervention (generic recommendations on general health). Patients are divided into 3 groups:those who receive The Back Book (classic education), those who receive The Back Guide (cognitive behavioral education) and the control group). They are patients who consult a physician at the primary care consults of 14 different Health Centers in Spain. The sample size is 240 subjects.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALThe Back Book
A book on how to prevent back pain
BEHAVIORALThe Back Guide
A guide for the prevention of back pain.
BEHAVIORALGeneral health book
A book on general health
Sponsors
Spanish Back Pain Research Network (REIDE)
Kovacs Foundation
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Low back pain patients, * with or without referred or radiated pain; * without red flags for systemic disease or criteria for surgery.
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to read the handout or to fill out the questionnaires; * habitually in a prostrate position; * diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatologic disease, cancer or fibromyalgia; suspicion of fibromyalgia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Degree of disability at 180 days of follow-up. | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Catastrophizing and days on sick leave at 180 days of follow-up. | 6 months |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed