Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether the biopsychosocial educational program could improve patients' health-related quality of life at 3-6-12-18-24-30 and 36 - month follow up.
Detailed description
Little information exists on biopsychosocial educational program as a multidimensional and interdisciplinary program in which Quality Of Life is as an outcome measure. Thus this educational Program designed in this study is a an outpatient program that used a health education approach to empower participants through a process of assessment, education and skill building in three dimensions of physical,mental and social that leading to improved quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent this educational Program could improve low back pain patients' HRQOL.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALback school
A kind of educational program for low back pain
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Low Back Pain lasting more than 12 weeks with or without pain radiating to the legs. * age 18-70 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Osteoporosis * Newly operation on the back up to 2 years before the beginning of the study * Fresh vertebral fracture * Malignancy * Infection in the back * spondylolisthesis * Problem in understanding Farsi Language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SF-36, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Quebec back pain disability | before intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SF-36,Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Quebec back pain disability | 3-6-12-18-24-30-36 month after intervention |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed