A Trial on the Effect on Low Back Pain Related Disability of Different Health Education Programs for Retired Persons

NCT ID: NCT00441038

Last Updated: 2021-02-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-12-31

Study Completion Date

2008-09-30

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to compare, in retired persons living in the Balearic Islands, the effectiveness on low back pain related disability of three educational programs. All consist of a group talk and the handout of a booklet, each one different in its content.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Education on postural hygiene and handout of The Back Guide

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

The Back Guide

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on postural hygiene and handout of The Back Guide

The Back Book

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on active management and Handout of The Back Book

Cardiovascular and general health

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on cardiovascular and general health

2

Education on active management and handout of The Back Book

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

The Back Book

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on active management and Handout of The Back Book

Cardiovascular and general health

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on cardiovascular and general health

3

Education on cardiovascular and general health

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cardiovascular and general health

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on cardiovascular and general health

Interventions

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The Back Guide

Education on postural hygiene and handout of The Back Guide

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Back Book

Education on active management and Handout of The Back Book

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cardiovascular and general health

Education on cardiovascular and general health

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To attend regular talks for retirees, and accept to attend one health talk, whether or not subject has nonspecific low back pain; to accept participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to fill out questionnaires (due to blindness, functional illiteracy, or dementia);
* Having a diagnosis of rheumatologic inflammatory disease, fibromyalgia, or cancer in last 5 years.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Conseill Insular de Ibiza y Formentera

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mallorca Institute of Social Affairs

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kovacs Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Francisco M. Kovacs, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Juan Noguera, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Instituto de Asuntos Sociales y Deportes de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Locations

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Kovacs Foundation

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Burton AK, Waddell G, Tillotson KM, Summerton N. Information and advice to patients with back pain can have a positive effect. A randomized controlled trial of a novel educational booklet in primary care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Dec 1;24(23):2484-91. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00010.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10626311 (View on PubMed)

Cherkin DC, Eisenberg D, Sherman KJ, Barlow W, Kaptchuk TJ, Street J, Deyo RA. Randomized trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Apr 23;161(8):1081-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.8.1081.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11322842 (View on PubMed)

Indahl A, Haldorsen EH, Holm S, Reikeras O, Ursin H. Five-year follow-up study of a controlled clinical trial using light mobilization and an informative approach to low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Dec 1;23(23):2625-30. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199812010-00018.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9854762 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.reide.org

Spanish Back Pain Research Network site that describes objectives and projects of its members

Other Identifiers

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FK-R-13

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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