Prevalence Of Disability And Fear Avoidance Beliefs

NCT07286630 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: PDAF
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 381
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP), and data will be collected through self-administered questionnaires distributed electronically.Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .

Conditions

Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of Disaility Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain

  * Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and \>15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and \>34 indicate high fear avoidance) * Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. -Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting -Walking -Sitting -Standing -Sleeping -Sex (if applicable) -Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.). -Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .

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Interventions

Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire OTHER

* Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and \>15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and \>34 indicate high fear avoidance) * Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. * Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting * Walking -Sitting -Standing * Sleeping -Sex (if applicable) * Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.). * Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will target the egyptian physical therapists in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years. This cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of Egyptian physical therapists diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .

You may qualify if:

• Male and female Egyptian physical therapists who have worked for at least two years.
• Working age from 25 to 55 years .
• Those experiencing localized pain from the lower margin of the twelfth rib to the lower gluteal folds for more than three months were included in the NS-CLBP .
• Physical therapists who are fluent in English language.
• BMI 18:30 kg/m2 .

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with a history of orthopaedic spine disease or surgery were excluded .
• cauda equina lesion, malignancy, infection, history of spinal surgeries, pregnancy, pain related to mensuration, and mental illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia Ahmed: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of physical therapy

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Study Officials

• Dina Abdelhady Hammad, Bachaleor

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2025
• First Posted: December 16, 2025
• Study Start: September 7, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 13, 2026
• Last Updated: March 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

EG (1)