Treatment Preferences in Patients With Low Back Pain

January 26, 2022 updated by: Ayşe Ünal, Pamukkale University

Do Treatment Preferences Change According to the Duration of the Pain of the Patients With Low Back Pain?

Together with the guidance of health professionals try to obtain information from media, popular magazines and books and the internet regarding diseases and treatment methods in patients with low back pain with the development of technology. In parallel with this information which they obtained, they turn to different treatment methods. This study was carried on examining how pain duration affects treatment preferences in patients with low back pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

155

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Denizli, Turkey
        • Pamukkale University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of 155 individuals between the ages of 18-65 with complaints of low back pain, meeting the inclusion criteria and agreeing to participate in the study were included in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals between the ages of 18-65 with complaints of low back pain and no communication problems were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with any systemic, neurological and / or orthopedic disease diagnosed other than complaint of low back pain were excluded from the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Acute-subacute group
According to the duration of low back pain, it is classified as acute pain if it lasts less than a month, subacute pain if it lasts for 1-3 months.
Other: Assesment of treatment preference
Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants
Chronic group
According to the duration of low back pain, it is classified as chronic pain if it lasts for more than 3 months.
Other: Assesment of treatment preference
Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluation of treatment preferences
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants. In this survey, the patients were asked to state which of the treatment methods applied for low back pain they knew and which of these methods they preferred.
5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: 1 minute
Pain intensity
1 minute
Oswestry Disability Index
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Disability caused by low back pain
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pamukkale University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 25, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

October 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 5, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 27, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24.11.2020/24

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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