Validation of the Evaluation of the Perception of Physical Activity Questionnaire Adapted to Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT05942196 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: RNI 2023 COUDEYRE2023-A00504-41
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Physical exercise has a fundamental position in the chronic low back pain treatment. However, the physical activity level is often low in these patients and the adherence to the care program is not enough in the long term. The French Evaluation of the Perception of Physical Activity (EPPA) is a valid and reliable questionnaire, developed by N. Coste et al in 2020, that assesses the perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis. To our knowledge, there is no valid and reliable instrument allowing such an assessment in chronic low back pain. The main objective of this study is to adapt the EPPA to chronic low back pain and to evaluate its psychometric properties. This validation would allow its use in current practice to adapt the care strategy, to personalize rehabilitation of each patient with chronic low back pain in order to have a better adherence to rehabilitation programs.

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Keywords

Chronic low back pain; Physical activity; Patient-reported outcome; Facilitators; Barriers; Psychometric properties

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• EPPA-LOMB

  Acceptability, internal validity, convergent validity, validity of structure against external criteria of the French questionnaire EPPA-LOMB.

  0 day

• Change of EPPA-LOMB from baseline at 7 days

  Test-retest reliability of the French questionnaire EPPA-LOMB.

  0 day, 7 days

• Change of EPPA-LOMB from baseline at 21 days

  Responsiveness of the French questionnaire EPPA-LOMB.

  0 day, 21 days

• Change of EPPA-LOMB from baseline at 3 months

  Responsiveness of the French questionnaire EPPA-LOMB.

  0 day, 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Visual analogic scale for physical activity

  0 day, 7 days, 21 days, 3 months

• Visual analogic scale for pain

  0 day, 7 days, 21 days, 3 months

• OSWESTRY Disability Index (ODI)

  0 day, 21 days, 3 months

• Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ)

  0 day, 21 days, 3 months

• Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS)

  0 day, 21 days, 3 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with chronic low back pain seen in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand and in the Notre-Dame Functional Rehabilitation Center of Chamalières (France).

You may qualify if:

• Adults (18 years old and older)
• Patients with chronic low back pain evolving for at least 3 months, with a diagnosis confirmed by the French Health Authority and the classification from the French and European recommendations, that is lumbar pain, without red flags, with a possible pain radiculopathy
• Acceptance to participate in the study.
• Capable of providing informed consent to participate in this study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients not diagnosed according to the French Health Authority and the classification from the French and European recommendations
• Refusal to participate
• Patients in the incapacity to answer the questionnaires
• Patients with a medical contraindication to physical activity
• Patients under guardianship, or protection of justice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand: lead
• Centre de Rééducation Fonctionnelle de Notre-Dame, Chamalières: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview. Eur Spine J. 2018 Nov;27(11):2791-2803. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5673-2. Epub 2018 Jul 3.

  PMID: 29971708 BACKGROUND

• Bailly F, Trouvin AP, Bercier S, Dadoun S, Deneuville JP, Faguer R, Fassier JB, Koleck M, Lassalle L, Le Vraux T, Liesse B, Petitprez K, Ramond-Roquin A, Renard JF, Roren A, et al. Recommandations et arbre décisionnel sur la prise en charge de la lombalgie avec ou sans radiculalgie. Revue du Rhumatisme. 2022 ; 89 : 345-353.

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• French recommendations for chronic low back pain
• French Health Authority recommendations for the diagnosis of chronic low back pain

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Emmnauel COUDEYRE

  ecoudeyre@chu-clermontferrand.fr

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 14, 2023
• First Posted: July 12, 2023
• Study Start: June 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 9, 2025
• Study Completion: April 28, 2025
• Last Updated: August 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

FR (1)