Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
treatment proposition for back pain
Sponsors
Paix et Sante Gesundheit und Frieden global e.V.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients suffering from back pain AND seeking care at the Mbouo-Bandjoun Protestant Hospital during the recruitment period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients suffering from mental disorders who are unable to consent; Patients who do not consent to the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in pain before and after treatment, differentiated by treatment;Difference in handicap/disability before and after treatment, differentiated by treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Age (years), sex (male/female/other), occupation, place of residence, distance travelled (minutes/hours), pain (NRS: Numerical Rating Scale), disability (ODI: Oswestry Disability Index), diagnoses and treatments already carried out (including associated costs), location of pain (cervical/thoracic/lumbar spine), duration of pain (days/weeks/months/years), proposed diagnosis (radiological/neurological/laboratory tests, etc.), proposed treatment (non-operative: analgesics/physiotherapy/local heat/massage; minimally invasive: injections/denervation; referral to another specialist centre for operation). | — |
Countries
Cameroon
Contacts
Public ContactAlaric TAMUEDJOUN TALOM
University researcher
Outcome results
None listed