Back School for Non-specific Low Back Pain (LBP) in an Urban Setting

October 1, 2018 updated by: Marie-Eve Pepin, Wayne State University

The Effect of an 8-session Back School Versus a Single, Abbreviated Session When Looking at Non-specific Low Back Pain in an Urban Setting

This study will be a comparative design between 2 groups of subjects attending classes on back education in an urban setting. Participants will be randomized to either an individual one-on-one back school session or to the 8 group sessions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

11

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Wayne State 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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants 18 years of age or older who have been suffering from non-specific LBP for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Additional impairments contraindicating their safe participation in the back school program, such as evidence of spinal cord pathology, cauda equina, progressive neurological damage, infection, inflammation, malignancy, fracture or a progressive, neurodegenerative disease as well as back surgery within the past year

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: One individual back school session
The 1 individual session will consist of a 60 min 1-on-1 education/exercise session with an athletic trainer. Information will be an abbreviated version of the 8-session school and fill focus on the strengthening, stretching, pain control and movement re-education most needed for the individual.
Other: Back school
Active Comparator: 8 group session of back school
All sessions last 45-60 minutes. There will be up to 8 participants in each session which will be led by an athletic trainer or rehabilitation trainer. Pain management, prevention strategies, and active treatment will be covered in the 8 sessions. Active treatment includes strengthening, stretching, pain control, movement re-education, and walking.
Other: Back school

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in the Modified Oswestry Disability Index
Time Frame: At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in the Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire -Physical Activity portion
Time Frame: At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the Numeric pain rating scale
Time Frame: At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
Change in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Time Frame: At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months
At 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 4 months, and 7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Wayne State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marie Pepin, DPT, Wayne State 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

October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 13, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 041016MP4E

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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