Back School for Non-specific Low Back Pain (LBP) in an Urban Setting

The Effect of an 8-session Back School Versus a Single, Abbreviated Session When Looking at Non-specific Low Back Pain in an Urban Setting

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02990585

Enrollment

Registered

2016-12-13

Start date

2016-10-31

Completion date

2018-09-30

Last updated

2018-10-03

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Brief summary

This study will be a comparative design between 2 groups of subjects attending classes on back education in an urban setting. Participants will be randomized to either an individual one-on-one back school session or to the 8 group sessions.

Interventions

OTHERBack school

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Participants 18 years of age or older who have been suffering from non-specific LBP for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

* Additional impairments contraindicating their safe participation in the back school program, such as evidence of spinal cord pathology, cauda equina, progressive neurological damage, infection, inflammation, malignancy, fracture or a progressive, neurodegenerative disease as well as back surgery within the past year

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the Modified Oswestry Disability Index	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire -Physical Activity portion	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the Numeric pain rating scale	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire	At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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