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The efficacy of educational materials to change patients' beliefs about Low Back Pain

Are brief educational materials containing information derived from clinical practice guidelines able to change the beliefs of patients with Low Back Pain? A randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5rvntq
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-10-01
Start date
2019-10-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Back pain

Interventions

Group 1 - Video animation: 53 patients with low back pain will watch an animated video containing information about low back pain definition, prevalence, classification, diagnosis, prognosis and treat
Other
SH1.050.040.010

Sponsors

Rafael Zambelli Pinto
Lead Sponsor
Rafael Zambelli Pinto
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants with low back pain, regardless of the duration of symptoms; low back pain is defined as pain or discomfort, localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain; aged 18 years or more; participants receiving or seeking physical therapy treatment for low back pain.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with severe spinal diseases (e.g.: Fractures, tumors, and inflammatory pathologies with ankylosing spondylitis; presence of lumbar radiculopathy (Self-reported pain radiating down below the knee with at least one of the following characteristics: numbness or pins and needles in a dermatomal distribution, weakness and reflex changes in a myotomal distribution); pregnancy; participants who have suspected or confirmed kidney disease; education level below fifth grade.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the beliefs about low back pain using the score in the Back Belief Questionnaire, which varies from 9 to 45 points, before and immediately after reading or or watching the educational material—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess patients' beliefs regarding the importance of imaging exams for patients with low back pain using the method that the participant indicates the level of agreement with two statements by selecting an alternative in a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1.strongly disagree to 5.strongly agree. The two statements that will be used are: Statement 1. X-rays or scans are necessary to get the best medical care for low back pain; and Statement 2. Everyone with low back pain should have spine imaging (e.g. X-ray, CT or MRI)—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLeandro;Rafael Dinis;Pinto

Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.;Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

leandrofisioac@gmail.com;rafaelzp@ufmg.br55 31 3409 7407;+553134097405

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)