Effectiveness of a Short, Intensive and Standardised Spa Therapy for Low Back Pain on Sick Leave Duration

NCT ID: NCT01648738

Last Updated: 2018-01-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2016-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intensive 5 days long multidisciplinary program (including spa therapy, exercises and patients'education) is more effective regarding return to work than usual care in subacute and chronic low back pain for people in sick leave from 4 to 24 weeks duration, and for which an extension of sick leave is considered

Detailed Description

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Sick leave due to low back pain (LBP) is costly and compromises workforce productivity. Sick leave itself, fears and believes regarding return to work, and a low self-esteem have been identified as independent predictors of extended sick leave. Previous data suggested that multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs, including physical activities and psychobehavioral management, should decrease sick leave duration in chronic LBP. However these programs are heavy (at least 4 weeks long), and are often proposed to patients at the end of the management (over 6 months after the beginning of symptoms). Another approach could be to propose a shorter multidisciplinary program (for example 5 days long), earlier in the history of LBP to break the vicious circle as soon as possible. The target population could be people suffering from subacute LBP with sick leave duration between 4 and 24 weeks.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Spa therapy, exercise and educational therapy

Spa therapy, exercise and educational therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Spa therapy, exercise and educational therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

During 5 days: Spa therapy (2 hours/day), exercises (30 min/day), educational therapy (45 min/day) including education on physical activities, work, and pain management

Usual care and counselling (Back book)

Usual care and counselling (Back book)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Information, counseling, treatment usually provided for sub-acute and chronic low back pain and the back book

Interventions

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Spa therapy, exercise and educational therapy

During 5 days: Spa therapy (2 hours/day), exercises (30 min/day), educational therapy (45 min/day) including education on physical activities, work, and pain management

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual care

Information, counseling, treatment usually provided for sub-acute and chronic low back pain and the back book

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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multidisciplinary program

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female aged from 18 to 60 years (included)
* Low back pain (or back and radicular pain with back pain the most painful)
* Sick leave between 4 and 24 weeks duration, without expected return to work
* A prior medical evaluation is made and the results will be communicated to the patient
* Patient giving his informed consent to participate in the study
* Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of social insurance

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognition or behavioral disorders making it impossible to assess
* Inability to speak and write French
* Contra-indication to perform a short spa therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Association Francaise pour la Recherche Thermale

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Serge POIRAUDEAU, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cochin Hospital and Descartes University, INSERM

Emmanuel COUDEYRE, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Arnaud DUPEYRON, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire Carémeau

Ygal ATTAL, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jean-Max TESSIER, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hôpital Thermal de Dax

Locations

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Cochin Hospital

Paris, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Other Identifiers

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2010/04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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