Back Pain, Neck Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will examine a e-health resilience based program, JOOL, for chronic spine pain patients through the following aims: Aim 1: To test the effectiveness of a resilience based program known as JOOL Aim 2: To evaluate the characteristics of the participants most likely to benefit from this treatment
Detailed description
This is a pilot RCT in which 150 patients with chronic spine pain will be randomized to one of two arms: (1) a group that downloads the JOOL mobile application resilience program; and (2) a control group.The primary outcome will be a change in physical function.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALJOOL app
Participants will use the JOOL app for 30 days
Sponsors
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
150 participants will be recruited; 75 participants into the intervention group and 75 into the control group. There will three visits, baseline and follow-up at 30 days and 60 days.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient of the UM Back & Pain Center * Primary diagnosis of neck or back pain (spine pain) * Age 18-70 * English speaking * Able to provide consent * Willing to download the mobile application and comply with study procedures * Antidepressant medications stable for ≥ 4 weeks * No plan to initiate a new non-pharmacological pain intervention during the 30-day study period (e.g. back surgery, physical therapy, behavioral therapy
Exclusion criteria
* Having known psychotic disorder or the presence of another psychiatric condition (e.g. severe depression \[HADS scores ≥ 15\], suicidal ideation) or cognitive impairment (e.g. severe dyslexia, TBI) limiting ability to give consent and/or participate fully in the study * Currently undergoing psychotherapeutic care at the Back & Pain Center because many of the concepts that are the focus of this study are already employed in that treatment * Other factors that at the discretion of the investigators would adversely affect study participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Physical Function Scale- Short form 10 | 2 month | 10 item survey measuring physical function. Each question is measured on a scale of 1-5. The lowest score being 10 and highest score is 50. A higher score correlates with poor physical functioning. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed