Back Pain Lower Back Chronic
Conditions
Keywords
chronic back pain, internet based treatment, pain management programme, cognitive behavioural therapy, minimal therapist contact
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to investigate whether an Internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention would have an effect on the symptoms of chronic back pain.
Detailed description
All participants were screened in a live, structured interview before inclusion. It´s a experimental design with a treatment and a control group measured before and after a treatment period.
Interventions
Eight weeks internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment. Treatment consisted of education, cognitive skills acquisition, behavioural rehearsal, generalization and maintenance.
Sponsors
Uppsala University
Linkoeping University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age between 18-65 years * access to the Internet * having been in contact with a physician * back pain of chronic nature * in current employment or on short-term sick leave(not longer than 6 months)
Exclusion criteria
* wheelchair user * surgical treatment planned * history of cardiovascular treatment * severe depression
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coping Strategies Questionnaire - catastrophizing subscale (CSQ) | Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment | Change from baseline in the catastrophizing subscale to two weeks post treatment. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) | Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment | MPI, assess psychosocial and behavioural consequences of pain. It´s divided into 2 sections and consisting of 8 scales. These are: Pain Severity, Interference, Life Control, Affective Distress, Support, Punishing Responses, Solicitous Responses and Distracting Responses. |
| Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (PAIRS) | Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment. | The questionnaire assesses beliefs and attitudes that patients have regarding pain and ability to function despite discomfort. |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS). | Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment. | HADS is designed to measure anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric patients treated at hospital clinics. |
| Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) | Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment. | The assessment yields an overall score and profile for 16 areas of life: health, self-esteem, goals and values, money, work, play, learning, creativity, helping, love, friends, children, relatives, home, neighbourhood and community. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed