Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Patient education, Empowerment
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate effects of interdisciplinary group based patient education in patients with low back pain. The patients will be recruited to four group based patient education lessons during a two months period. The study is a randomized controlled trial and the patients will be randomized to standard treatment or standard treatment and patient education. The patient education will be led by physiotherapists, nurses and physicians. The outcomes are functions, pain, quality of life, self-efficacy, and depression. The data are reported in questionnaires.
Detailed description
Design: Randomized controlled trial; intervention study. Patients: Patients with low back pain; referred to Nordsjaellands Hospital, Denmark. Inclusion criteria: adults, low back pain minimum scored 4 on numeric rating scale, able to conduct exercise training. Exclusion criteria: unable to understand Danish, psychiatric disorder, dementia, approaching operation, current or approaching settlement regarding working ability or compensation as a result of low back pain. Intervention: Randomization to usual care or usual care and four times two hours group based patient education with an interdisciplinary focus on self-management of low back pain. The patient education will be delivered by physiotherapists, nurses and physicians. Outcome: functions, pain, quality of life, self-efficacy, and depression. The data are reported in questionnaires. Sample size: 74 participants.
Interventions
OTHERPatient education
Four times two hours group based patient education
Sponsors
Nordsjaellands Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* adults * low back pain minimum scored 4 on numeric rating scale * able to conduct exercise training
Exclusion criteria
* unable to understand Danish * psychiatric disorder * dementia * approaching operation * current or approaching settlement regarding working ability or compensation as a result of low back pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of functions | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of pain | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Questionnaire |
| Change of self-efficacy | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Questionnaire |
| Change of quality of life | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Questionnaire |
| Change of depression | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Questionnaire |
| Change of physical function | Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session. | Performance test |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed