non-specific back pain non-specific neck pain Persistent low back pain persistent neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: e-Health in addition to physiotherapy. The eHealth
psychological intervention will consist of maximum 6 online modules and is
targeted on psychosocial factors, namely
depression, anxiety, fear of
movement, pain coping, pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy. Patients will be
advised to perform one or two online modules per week. The e-Health
intervention will be
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Consulting a PT with low back pain- or neck pain complaints for at least 6 weeks 2. >18 years of age, 3. Satisfactory proficiency in Dutch 4. Access to a computer and the internet 5. Providing informed consent 6. A minimum of subclinical complaints of two psychosocial factors in the following domains: depression, anxiety, fear of movement
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Serious neck or lower back pathology (cancer, infection, trauma) 2. Lumbar or cervical radiculopathy 3. Systematic diseases (rheuma, arthritis) 4. Treated by a physiotherapist two months prior to inclusion 5. Currently treated by a mental health professional 6. Treated by a mental health professional two months prior to inclusion 7. Patients with severe depressive complaints (PHQ-9>20) or severe anxiety complaints (GAD-7>15).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability (measured by the Neck Disability Index for neck pain patients or the Oswestrey Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire for low back pain patients) and Perceived Recovery measured with the Global Perceived Effect scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity, Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms Fear of movement Pain catastrophizing Self-efficacy | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed