The purpose of the project is to associate pre-treatment pain sensitivity level, levels of pain catastrophizing and levels of The Subgroups for Targeted Treatment (STarT) Back Screening Tool in patients with acute low back pain and patients' progression after 12 weeks of treatment by general practitioners.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
58
Patients are treated based on their symptoms and the research group does not interfere with this.
Lægerne Sløjfen
Aalborg, Aalborg East, Denmark
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, RMDQ
Change in the Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMDQ) is one of the most widely used questionnaires for back pain. The RMDQ is a self-administered disability questionnaire consisting of 24 questions. The questions are related specifically to physical functions likely to be affected by low back pain. Each item is qualified with the phrase "because of my back pain" to distinguish back pain disability from disability due to other causes. When completing the RMDQ, the respondents are asked to tick a statement if it applies to them on that particular day.
Time frame: 12 weeks follow-up
The StarT Back Screening Tool
The The StarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) is a nine-item patient self-reporting questionnaire validated for triage of nonspecific low back pain patients in primary care.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) consists of 13 items focusing on thoughts and feelings in connection with pain.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
Predicting the Inception of Chronic Pain
The Predicting the Inception of Chronic Pain (PICKUP) questionnaire focuses on pain ("How much low back pain have you had during the past week?", 1 = none, 2 = very mild, 3 = mild, 4 = moderate, 5 = severe, 6 = very severe), radiating pain to the legs ("Do you have leg pain?" 0 = no, 1 = yes), compensability ("Is your back pain compensable, e.g. through worker's compensation or third party insurance?" 0 = no, 1 = yes), depression ("How much have you been bothered by feeling depressed in the past week (0-10 scale)?" 0 = not at all, 10 = extremely) and the subject's overall evaluation of the risk of chronic pain ("In your view, how large is the risk that your current pain may become persistent (0-10 scale)?" 0 = none, 10 = extreme).
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Basic information
A general questionnaire has been created for this study to gain a basic understanding of the patient's current pain, demographic information and use of medication
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
Assessment of the Pain Area
Patients will be asked to draw the pain area of their low back pain on a body map.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
Cuff Algometry
Cuff algometry will be applied to assess pressure pain thresholds, temporal summation of pain and conditioned pain modulation.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up
Handheld Algometry
Handheld algometry will be applied to assess pressure pain thresholds.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks follow-up