Cost of Long Term Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Cost of Long Term Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Three-Year Follow up of a Randomized Trial

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00652236

Enrollment

174

Registered

2008-04-03

Start date

2006-01-31

Completion date

2008-02-29

Last updated

2008-04-03

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Low back pain, Economics, Cost-effectiveness

Brief summary

The purpose of the study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a function-centred treatment (FCT) compared with a pain-centred treatment (PCT) in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) in an in-patient setting. Follow-up lasted three years. Direct and indirect costs were recorded by questionnaires sent to health insurances, employers and Swiss Disability Insurance Company.

Interventions

OTHERPhysiotherapy

The two groups passed an in-patient rehabilitation and a physiotherapy: FCT function-centred vs. PCT pain-centred

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Chronic low back pain, sick leave of 6 weeks during the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* not able to perform a training program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
cost- effectiveness	3 year follow-up

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026