Back Pain, Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
back pain, neck pain, prognosis, catastrophizing, coping strategies, disability, Prognosis for back and neck pain
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of coping strategies and catastrophizing thoughts on disability and the prognosis of back and neck pain in patients treated within the Spanish National Health Service. Patients will be given a visual analog scale (VAS) to rate intensity of pain, the Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) or the Neck Disability Index (NDI) to rate the degree of disability, and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) to rate coping strategies and catastrophizing. Questionnaires will be given at baseline and three months later.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kovacs Foundation
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects treated for back or neck pain in the Spanish National Health Service. * Able to read and write Spanish. * Have signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis or red flags for systemic diseases (e.g., cancer, infection). * Pain due to fracture or direct trauma to the neck or back. * Criteria for referral to surgery (e.g., neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, serious nerve root compression for more than 6 weeks due to disc herniation).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability | Baseline and 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain | Baseline and 3 months |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed