A Trial on the Effect on Low Back Pain Related Disability of Different Health Education Programs for Retired Persons

Kovacs Foundation

Overview

The primary purpose of this study is to compare, in retired persons living in the Balearic Islands, the effectiveness on low back pain related disability of three educational programs. All consist of a group talk and the handout of a booklet, each one different in its content.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

The Back GuideBEHAVIORAL

Education on postural hygiene and handout of The Back Guide

The Back BookBEHAVIORAL

Education on active management and Handout of The Back Book

Cardiovascular and general healthBEHAVIORAL

Education on cardiovascular and general health

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * To attend regular talks for retirees, and accept to attend one health talk, whether or not subject has nonspecific low back pain; to accept participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to fill out questionnaires (due to blindness, functional illiteracy, or dementia); * Having a diagnosis of rheumatologic inflammatory disease, fibromyalgia, or cancer in last 5 years.

Locations (1)

Kovacs Foundation

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intensity of pain, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days

Time frame: 6 months

Disability, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Fear avoidance beliefs, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days

Time frame: 6 months

Quality of life, measured at baseline, 30, and 180 days

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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