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Effect of an Outpatient Intervention Program in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain (CPS)

5 november 2013 uppdaterad av: Florian Wepner, Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

The Long-term Effect of an Outpatient Intervention Program With a Behavioral Therapy Approach in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain With a Focus on Psychosocial Aspects

To investigated whether an ambulant intervention program with a behavioral therapy approach would exert a long-term effect on chronic unspecific back or neck pain. Specifically, the effect on patients with pronounced fear avoidance behavior and/or with psychosocial limitations was addressed.

Studieöversikt

Detaljerad beskrivning

BACKGROUND: Sustained success of ambulant intervention programs consisting of individual and group physiotherapy in patients with with chronic unspecific back or neck pain (cBP) has not been conclusively proven. It's still not clear whether one can achieve such success by devoting greater attention to psychosocial factors.

OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether an ambulant intervention program with a behavioral therapy approach would exert a long-term effect on cBP. Specifically, the effect on patients with pronounced fear avoidance behavior and/or with psychosocial limitations was addressed.

DESIGN: Prospective, randomized controlled trial

SETTINGS, INTERVENTION: 64 patients were assigned to intervention group (IG) and 57 to control group (CG). All were examined, informed about cBP, and were encouraged to stay active and perform exercises according to specific instructions provided in a neck- or back-book. The IG received 9 units of physiotherapy and 2 units of occupational therapy, conducted with a behavioral therapy approach. Efficacy of treatment was evaluated after 6 and 58 weeks.

MEASUREMENTS: Pain (VAS), quantity of painkillers consumed, sick leave days, Oswestry-Disability-Index (ODI), SF-36, FABQ.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

121

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

      • Vienna, Österrike, 1130
        • Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

Deltagandekriterier

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Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år till 55 år (Vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • minimum age 18 years, maximum age: men 55 years, women 50 years.
  • the patients had been on sick leave for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 22 days during the preceding 12 months because of nonspecific spinal symptoms in the back or neck.
  • The patients had to be working at the start of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Specific causes of spinal symptoms (after spinal surgery, known vertebral body fractures, disk prolapse with motor deficits or other radicular lesions, tumor, osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis, rheumatic disease, osteoporosis).
  • Retired persons, those in the process of being screened for retirement, unemployed persons,
  • pregnancy or persons on maternity leave
  • Planned surgery during the phase of intervention
  • persons who were unable to participate in the intervention program for other reasons (physical, psychological, linguistic or organizational).

Studieplan

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Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Training group
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy: Training group received 9 units of physiotherapy and 2 units of occupational therapy, each with a duration of one hour.
Members of the training group received 9 units of physiotherapy and 2 units of occupational therapy, each with a duration of one hour. Every patient of the IG was trained to perform a neck or back intervention program specifically suited to his/her needs. The training was conducted in a single session by one of three experienced physiotherapists (with mean work experience of 6 years). After this training the patients completed eight group training units consisting a maximum number of 8 participants, each unit with a duration of one hour, over a maximum period of six weeks.
Inget ingripande: Control Group
Members of the control group were referred to their general practitioner or specialist for further care.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Pain
Tidsram: After 0 / 6 / 58 Weeks
To evaluate the main hypothesis, current pain and mean pain during the preceding week and the preceding 3 months were determined on a visual analog scale (VAS; 0-100, lower scores indicate less severe pain)
After 0 / 6 / 58 Weeks

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Social function, psychological wellbeing and emotional role function
Tidsram: After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
To evaluate social function, psychological wellbeing and emotional role function we used the 36-item short form health survey (SF-36; scales 0-100, lower scores indicate poorer social, psychological and emotional quality of life)
After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
Functional impairment
Tidsram: After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
The Oswestry disability index was used to measure functional impairment.
After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
Anxiety, insecurity in social contacts and compulsiveness
Tidsram: After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
Anxiety, insecurity in social contacts and compulsiveness were registered on the brief symptoms inventory (BSI), which is an abridged version of SCL-90_R. The BSI addresses subjective experience of impairment based on a list of symptoms that are partly physical and partly psychological. The time frame is seven days.
After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
Sick leave days
Tidsram: After 0 / 58 weeks
The number of (self-reported) days of sick leave due to pain during the preceding twelve months were inquired.
After 0 / 58 weeks
Painkillers
Tidsram: After 0 / 58 weeks
The number of painkillers taken per day were inquired.
After 0 / 58 weeks
Fear avoidance behavior
Tidsram: After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks
Fear avoidance behavior was determined by means of the fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ; scale 0-66; lower scores indicate lower fear-avoidance beliefs)
After 0 / 6 / 58 weeks

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Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Florian Wepner, Dr., Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising
  • Studiestol: Martin Friedrich, Prof., Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising
  • Studierektor: Julia Hahne, Mag., Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart

1 mars 2006

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

1 februari 2008

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

1 februari 2008

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

29 augusti 2013

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

5 november 2013

Första postat (Uppskatta)

13 november 2013

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)

13 november 2013

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

5 november 2013

Senast verifierad

1 november 2013

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