Back Beliefs Among the General Population

NCT06104995 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BernUASBackBeliefs
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 232
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In the current study we aim to evaluate the effects of a short educational video on improving the belief that "the back is fragile and needs to be protected" among the German speaking Swiss general population. We hypothesize that a short video education program can positively change the assessed back belief among the German speaking general population of Switzerland. To evaluate the outcomes, we will use the 10-item version of the Back Pain Attitude Questionnaire (Back-PAQ). The primary outcome is the second question of the Back-PAQ-10 ("You could injure your back if you are not careful"). The secondary outcome of this study is the total score of the Back-PAQ-10. The design of the present study is a two-group randomized controlled trial, with one intervention and one control group in a 1:1 allocation.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

nonspecific low back pain; back beliefs; education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sentiments about back vulnerability

  The primary outcome is the second question of the Back-PAQ-10 ("You could injure your back if you are not careful")

  One minute

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Total Back-PAQ-10 score

  Three minutes

Study Arms (2)

Interventional Educational video on back beliefs

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive an educational video on back beliefs and its contributing factors.

Other: Interventional video

Control Video Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive a neutral video about the back (e.g. anatomy of the back).

Other: Control video

Interventions

Interventional video OTHER

The educational video comprises of health care professionals explaining the durability of the back against the popular belief that the back is fragile and the multifactorial nature of back pain.

Interventional Educational video on back beliefs

Control video OTHER

The control video is a neutral video with no content addressing back beliefs (fragility and need for protection).

Control Video Education

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Age \>18 years

You may not qualify if:

• Professionals and students with prior knowledge on the topic of interest such as physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bern University of Applied Sciences: lead
• Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Bern, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Stefan Schmid, PhD

  Bern UAS

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants will fill out online questionnaires. No outcome assessor will be present or in contact with the participants. The investigator that will analyse the data will not be aware of which participants are in which group.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Deputy Head of Research at the Division of Physiotherapy and Head of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2023
• First Posted: October 27, 2023
• Study Start: November 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2024
• Study Completion: July 31, 2024
• Last Updated: August 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)