Internet App to Self-Manage Occasional Low Back Pain

NCT01950091 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Back Pain II StudyR44AR054652
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 606
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) is the diagnosis for 85% of low back pain sufferers with no underlying medical cause (e.g., herniated disc, spinal stenosis) that requires physician care. Treatment, however, is impractical for many physicians to implement during office visits, and there are relatively few providers for NLBP treatment that follow national pain control guidelines. This study evaluated the efficacy of an on-line intervention using desktop computers or mobile technology to help users self treat NLBP occurrences and to engage in activities to decrease future occurences.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

low back pain; internet; app; prevention; treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in responses to the Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

  Back pain history: intensity, frequency, duration

  Baseline, 2 months, 4 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in responses to psycho-social measures (attitudes, knowledge, self efficacy, intentions); self treatment measures

  baseline, 2 and 4 months

Study Arms (3)

FitBack on-line intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

On-line Fitback intervention: Self care for on-going pain; behaviors to lessen the chance of reoccurrence

Behavioral: FitBack on-line intervention

Alternative website control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention is a Menu of links to 4 popular Websites offering back pain education

Other: Alternative Website Control

Usual care control group

NO INTERVENTION

No contact; Control group

Interventions

FitBack on-line intervention BEHAVIORAL

On-line Fitback intervention: Self care for on-going pain; behaviors to lessen the chance of reoccurrence

Also known as: Fitback app

FitBack on-line intervention

Alternative Website Control OTHER

Intervention is a Menu of links to 4 popular Websites offering back pain education

Alternative website control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• suffered low back pain in previous 3 months
• employed or family of employee

You may not qualify if:

• on-going medical care for low back pain
• positive response to questions about symptoms which medically disqualify potential participant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.: lead
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Irvine AB, Russell H, Manocchia M, Mino DE, Cox Glassen T, Morgan R, Gau JM, Birney AJ, Ary DV. Mobile-Web app to self-manage low back pain: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Jan 2;17(1):e1. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3130.

  PMID: 25565416 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Alzheimer Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Dementia; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Blair Irvine, PhD

  ORCAS Research Scientist

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Scientist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 11, 2013
• First Posted: September 25, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: October 23, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-10