Treatment Preferences in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT04876105 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 24.11.2020/24
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 155
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Together with the guidance of health professionals try to obtain information from media, popular magazines and books and the internet regarding diseases and treatment methods in patients with low back pain with the development of technology. In parallel with this information which they obtained, they turn to different treatment methods. This study was carried on examining how pain duration affects treatment preferences in patients with low back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

low back pain; acute pain; subacute pain; chronic pain; treatment preference

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of treatment preferences

  Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants. In this survey, the patients were asked to state which of the treatment methods applied for low back pain they knew and which of these methods they preferred.

  5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Visual Analog Scale

  1 minute

• Oswestry Disability Index

  5 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Acute-subacute group

According to the duration of low back pain, it is classified as acute pain if it lasts less than a month, subacute pain if it lasts for 1-3 months.

Other: Assesment of treatment preference

Chronic group

According to the duration of low back pain, it is classified as chronic pain if it lasts for more than 3 months.

Other: Assesment of treatment preference

Interventions

Assesment of treatment preference OTHER

Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants

Acute-subacute group; Chronic group

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

A total of 155 individuals between the ages of 18-65 with complaints of low back pain, meeting the inclusion criteria and agreeing to participate in the study were included in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Individuals between the ages of 18-65 with complaints of low back pain and no communication problems were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with any systemic, neurological and / or orthopedic disease diagnosed other than complaint of low back pain were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pamukkale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Acute Pain; Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PT., PhD.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2021
• First Posted: May 6, 2021
• Study Start: November 25, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2021
• Study Completion: October 15, 2021
• Last Updated: January 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)