The aim of this study is to investigate effects of interdisciplinary group based patient education in patients with low back pain. The patients will be recruited to four group based patient education lessons during a two months period. The study is a randomized controlled trial and the patients will be randomized to standard treatment or standard treatment and patient education. The patient education will be led by physiotherapists, nurses and physicians. The outcomes are functions, pain, quality of life, self-efficacy, and depression. The data are reported in questionnaires.
Design: Randomized controlled trial; intervention study. Patients: Patients with low back pain; referred to Nordsjaellands Hospital, Denmark. Inclusion criteria: adults, low back pain minimum scored 4 on numeric rating scale, able to conduct exercise training. Exclusion criteria: unable to understand Danish, psychiatric disorder, dementia, approaching operation, current or approaching settlement regarding working ability or compensation as a result of low back pain. Intervention: Randomization to usual care or usual care and four times two hours group based patient education with an interdisciplinary focus on self-management of low back pain. The patient education will be delivered by physiotherapists, nurses and physicians. Outcome: functions, pain, quality of life, self-efficacy, and depression. The data are reported in questionnaires. Sample size: 74 participants.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Four times two hours group based patient education
Nordsjællands Hospital
Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark
Change of functions
Questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
Change of pain
Questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
Change of self-efficacy
Questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
Change of quality of life
Questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
Change of depression
Questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
Change of physical function
Performance test
Time frame: Patients will be followed for a period of two months with four patients education sessions. Follow-up will be tested 12 weeks after the last education session.
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