The Effect of STarT Back Screening Tool

The Effect of STarT Back Screening Tool in Determining Prognosis and Workforce Loss in Patients With Acute-Subacute Low Back Pain and Its Relationship With Kinesiophobia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04691193

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-31

Start date

2020-07-06

Completion date

2021-02-01

Last updated

2021-02-05

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

sTart back secreening tool, low back pain

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of StArt Back Tool test in determining prognosis and loss of workforce in patients presenting with low back pain complaints in the acute-subacute period and to examine the relationship between StArt Back Tool test and kinesophobia.

Detailed description

Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder that affects about 80% of adults at least once in a period of their life. 10% of low back pain becomes chronic and can affect the quality of life negatively and lead to disability. The STarT-Back-Tool was developed to identify people with poor prognosis, such as difficulty returning to work, loss of work force, disability. It has been reported that it would be beneficial to categorize patients according to their risk levels with this tool and plan treatment in primary care treatment centers. Being able to identify patients with a high probability of becoming chronic in the early period is very important to reduce or prevent disability that may occur. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of StArt Back Tool test in determining prognosis and loss of workforce in patients presenting with low back pain complaints in the acute-subacute period and to examine the relationship between StArt Back Tool test and kinesophobia.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Above 18 years old * Low back pain for less than 3 months * Sign the written informed consent. * Being able to read and write

Exclusion criteria

* Inflammatory rheumatologic disease * Having a history of lumbar surgery * Back pain for more than 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
STart Back screening Tool	within 6 month	to measure baseline risk of possible future poor outcome.
Roland Morris Questionnaire	within 6 month	to determine function

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia	at the beginning	to determine kinesiophobia

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results