Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02600663

Acronym

chron_pain

Enrollment

Registered

2015-11-09

Start date

2016-04-01

Completion date

2019-10-14

Last updated

2019-12-10

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Conditions

Back Pain

Brief summary

Patients with acute back pain (\<6 weeks) presenting at their general practitioner will be enrolled. Patients fulfilling all inclusion criteria and showing no exclusion criteria will fill out the Heidelberg short questionnaire (HKF-R10) and the Keele STarT Back Screening Tool. These two questionnaires categorize back pain patients into individuals at risk of chronic back pain and those not at risk. Furthermore, data concerning pain location, severity, duration and impairment will be collected. Study participants will receive standard care treatment prescribed by their general practitioner. Six months later, study participants will receive a questionnaire in order to collect data concerning their present pain situation. Patients with relevant impairment in their activities of daily living as a result of back pain will be categorized as individuals with chronic back pain. Categorization at six months will be compared with the categorization at presentation.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* acute (\<6 weeks) back pain * \>20 und \<60 years of age * good oral and written knowledge of German language

Exclusion criteria

* any treatment for back pain within the last 6 months * Cauda equina * tumor * generalized pain * severe systemic illness * substance abuse * pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
risk of chronic back pain determined by Heidelberger short questionnaire score	at enrolment
risk of chronic back pain determined by Keele questionnaire	at enrolment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
numeric rating scale pain related sleep-loss	at enrolment, at 6 months
numeric rating scale average pain intensity	at enrolment, at 6 months
working days missed	at enrolment, at 6 months
clothepin-algometry (numeric rating scale)	at enrolment
numeric rating scale minimal pain intensity	at enrolment, at 6 months

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results