Back Pain Prevalence in Wheelchair Users and Associated Risk Factors

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00477568

Enrollment

750

Registered

2007-05-23

Start date

2007-11-30

Completion date

2017-12-31

Last updated

2019-08-28

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Conditions

Back Pain

Keywords

Wheelchair users, Back pain, Prevalence, Risk factors

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of back pain in permanent wheelchair users (excludes transitory users) in different regions of Spain. Another study objective is the identification of risk factors for back pain in this population. Data collection will be by means of a structured questionnaire which will be validated in a previous pilot study.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adults with established disability; * Permanent wheelchair users; * Having physical and intellectual ability to answer questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

* Transitory wheelchair users; * Diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic disease, cancer, systemic infection; * Red flags for systemic disease.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results