Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Subacute low back pain, Chronic low back pain, Low back pain, Disability, Education, Exercise, Spa therapy, Physiotherapy, Multidisciplinary, Cost-effectiveness, Sick leave
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intensive 5 days long multidisciplinary program (including spa therapy, exercises and patients'education) is more effective regarding return to work than usual care in subacute and chronic low back pain for people in sick leave from 4 to 24 weeks duration, and for which an extension of sick leave is considered
Detailed description
Sick leave due to low back pain (LBP) is costly and compromises workforce productivity. Sick leave itself, fears and believes regarding return to work, and a low self-esteem have been identified as independent predictors of extended sick leave. Previous data suggested that multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs, including physical activities and psychobehavioral management, should decrease sick leave duration in chronic LBP. However these programs are heavy (at least 4 weeks long), and are often proposed to patients at the end of the management (over 6 months after the beginning of symptoms). Another approach could be to propose a shorter multidisciplinary program (for example 5 days long), earlier in the history of LBP to break the vicious circle as soon as possible. The target population could be people suffering from subacute LBP with sick leave duration between 4 and 24 weeks.
Interventions
OTHERSpa therapy, exercise and educational therapy
During 5 days: Spa therapy (2 hours/day), exercises (30 min/day), educational therapy (45 min/day) including education on physical activities, work, and pain management
OTHERUsual care
Information, counseling, treatment usually provided for sub-acute and chronic low back pain and the back book
Sponsors
Association Francaise pour la Recherche Thermale
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female aged from 18 to 60 years (included) * Low back pain (or back and radicular pain with back pain the most painful) * Sick leave between 4 and 24 weeks duration, without expected return to work * A prior medical evaluation is made and the results will be communicated to the patient * Patient giving his informed consent to participate in the study * Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of social insurance
Exclusion criteria
* Cognition or behavioral disorders making it impossible to assess * Inability to speak and write French * Contra-indication to perform a short spa therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of return to work | 1 year | Frequency of return to work 1 year after the inclusion date |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | Every 2 weeks during 1 year | Evaluated by the area under the curve of pain (numeric scale from 0 to 100) assessed every 2 weeks during 1 year |
| Function | 1 year | Assessed with QUEBEC functional scale |
| Quality of life | 1 year | Assessed with MOS SF- 12 |
| TWIST | 1 year | Time without symptom (without pain) |
| Sick leave | 1 year | Number of sick leave days from 6 to 12 months after inclusion date |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed