Prevalence of Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors in 10-12 Year Old Schoolchildren

NCT00666419 | Withdrawn DMC

• 1 other identifier: FK-UIB-23
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A large study in Mallorca, Spain showed that nonspecific low back pain is quite prevalent in adolescents 13-15 years of age (Kovacs, 2003). Since below the age of seven years hardly any child has suffered low back pain, the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of low back pain in children 10-12 years of age, and to investigate the risk factors associated with its occurrence.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

nonspecific low back pain; schoolchildren; prevalence

Interventions

Measurement, weight, and muscle strength test OTHER

10-12 year old schoolchildren will be weighed, measured for height, and tested for strength of their abdominal and paravertebral muscles

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All 10-12 year old schoolchildren on the island of Mallorca, Spain

You may qualify if:

• Schoolchildren born in the years 1993, 1994 or 1995
• Attending schools (public, concerted or private) in Mallorca
• Can read and write Spanish

You may not qualify if:

• Nor attending class on the days when the study is being done

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kovacs Foundation: lead
• Universitat de les Illes Balears: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kovacs Foundation

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 07012, Spain

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Balague F, Troussier B, Salminen JJ. Non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents: risk factors. Eur Spine J. 1999;8(6):429-38. doi: 10.1007/s005860050201.

  PMID: 10664299 BACKGROUND

• Kovacs FM, Gestoso M, Gil Del Real MT, Lopez J, Mufraggi N, Ignacio Mendez J. Risk factors for non-specific low back pain in schoolchildren and their parents: a population based study. Pain. 2003 Jun;103(3):259-268. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(02)00454-2.

  PMID: 12791432 BACKGROUND

• Gil del RealMT, Kovacs FM, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Diéguez JM. Evaluation of two questionnaires to determine exposure to risk factors for non-specific low back pain in Mallorcan schoolchildren and their parents. European Journal of Public Health 9(3): 194-199, 1999.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Weights and Measures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD

  Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Pere Palou, PhD

  Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director Spanish Back Pain Research Network (REIDE)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2008
• First Posted: April 24, 2008
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2010
• Study Completion: June 1, 2010
• Last Updated: August 28, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Locations

ES (1)