Evaluation of Return to Work One Year After a Rehabilitation Program for Chronic Back Pain

NCT03936725 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RECHMPL19_0166
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Return to work is one of the essential objectives of functional spinal restoration programs. When the duration of the work stoppage increases, the chances of returning to work become worse. No studies have yet evaluated the value of a short 2-week restoration program. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 2-week functional restoration program regains a return-to-work rate similar to longer-term restoration programs at one year post-program. This retrospective study with prospective referral included 200 patients with non specific chronic low-back pain who participated in a self-care rehabilitation program between May 2018 and May 2019. The program included both physical and educational approaches to dealing with the condition. The duration was two weeks with follow-up at three months. The main evaluation criterion was to evaluate the return to work rate by telephone at one year post-program. Secondary objectives were to observe return-to-work conditions, absenteeism, recovery time, pain and physical activity at one year post-program and also to observe if there was a possible association between intrinsic/extrinsic factors and return to work

Conditions

Non Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Keywords

Rehabilitation program; Non specific chronic low back pain; Return to work

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Return to work at one year post-program

  code yes/no in the questionnaire with date of return to work after program.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Absenteeism rate during the 12-month post-program

  1 year

• The delay of return to work post-program

  1 year

• Conditions of return to work

  1 year

• Pain at 1 year post-program

  1 year

• Physical activity at 1 year post-program

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Chronic and non specific low back pain patients

Chronic and non specific low back pain patients

Other: 1 year phone call : data collection

Interventions

1 year phone call : data collection OTHER

Included patients are contacted by telephone at 12 months after discharge. The investigators explain to the patient that this call is in the same context as a regular follow-up rehabilitation consultation and that the data collected will also be part of a study to evaluate and improve the program in which they participated. The interview will be transcribed in writing in their computerized and secure medical file. During this 20-minute telephone conversation, the patient answers a number of questions via a standardized questionnaire, in order to gather the various criteria for judgment. If patients do not answer the first call, a phone message will be left and they will be contacted again up to 2 times. Patients who do not respond to 3 calls will be considered lost to follow-up.

Chronic and non specific low back pain patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who participated in the functional spine rehabilitation program proposed by the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the University Hospital of Lapeyronie in Montpellier

You may qualify if:

• age between 18 and 65 years
• lumbalgia for more than 12 weeks labeled nonspecific (= common mechanics)
• have benefited fully from the 2-week day hospital rehabilitation program.

You may not qualify if:

• secondary low back pain
• immediate postoperative hospitalization (\<3 months)
• patient who died at the time of the study
• non-updated telephone numbers
• housewife, students subject subject to protection (curatorship, safeguard of justice, guardianship)
• Serious co-morbidities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Montpellier: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uh Montpellier

Montpellier, 34295, France

Location

Study Officials

• Marie HILLION, medical intern

  CHU de Montpellier

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2019
• First Posted: May 3, 2019
• Study Start: May 10, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2020
• Study Completion: May 30, 2020
• Last Updated: June 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Locations

FR (1)