Pain Neuroscience Education for Acute and Sub-Acute Low Back Pain

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-10

Study Completion Date

2018-07-30

Brief Summary

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To determine if Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) would result in positive clinical changes in patients presenting with acute or sub-acute low back pain (LBP).

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Detailed Description

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Background: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has shown efficacy in treating chronic pain. Clinicians may believe PNE is not suitable for acute and sub-acute pain. Subgroupings of low back pain (LBP) imply some patients with LBP may respond favorably to PNE.

Objective: To determine if PNE would result in positive clinical changes in patients presenting with acute or sub-acute LBP.

Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with LBP \< 3 months were enrolled in the study. Patients completed a demographics questionnaire, leg and LBP rating (Numeric Pain Rating Scale - NPRS), disability (Oswestry Disability Index), fear-avoidance (Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire), pain catastrophization (Pain Catastrophization Scale), central sensitization (Central Sensitization Inventory), pain knowledge (Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire), risk assessment (Keele STarT Back Screening Tool), active trunk flexion and straight leg raise (SLR). Patients received a 15-minute verbal, one-on-one PNE session, followed by repeat measurement of LBP and leg pain (NPRS), trunk flexion and SLR.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain Pain, Chronic Pain, Back

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Observational cohort

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pain Neuroscience Education

Subjects received a 15-minute verbal, one-on-one Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) session

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pain Neuroscience Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

15 minute verbal one-on-one education session

Interventions

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Pain Neuroscience Education

15 minute verbal one-on-one education session

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* a complaint of LBP with or without leg pain less than 3 months, and
* a willingness to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* a) were under age 18 (minor);
* b) had undergone lumbar surgery;
* c) could not read or understand the English language;
* d) presented with any cognitive deficits rendering them unsuitable for PNE (i.e., stroke, traumatic brain injury, etc.),
* e) declined to participate or
* f) presented with a medical etiology (red flag) associated with their LBP.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No