According to the WHO, therapeutic education is intended to help patients acquire or maintain the skills they need to optimally manage living with a chronic disease. Low back pain is frequent and therapeutic education could be a promising option. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of a therapeutic education program for patients suffering from low back pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
98
Hopital Foch
Suresnes, France
Quality of life
EIFEL functional disability scale (Gagnon et al, Annals Phys Med Rehab, 2009, 1, 3-16).
Time frame: 6 months
Quality of life
DRAD questionnaire (Lawlis et al, Spine 1989;14:511-6.)
Time frame: 6 months
Pain
Numerical scale
Time frame: 6 months
Neuropathic pain
DN4 questionnaire
Time frame: 6 months
Social impact
Changes in the employment status
Time frame: 6 months
Evaluation of the program
Self-administered questionnaire
Time frame: 6 months
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