A Pilot Implementation Study of GLA:D Back

University of Alberta190 enrolled

Overview

GLA:D Back is a program developed in Denmark to help people with persistent low back pain. This pilot study will assist in contextualizing Danish content into an English version of the program.

GLA:D Back is a program developed in Denmark to help people with persistent low back pain. Unfortunately, all materials developed for the program are in Danish. In this pilot, the investigators will translate the Danish materials into English, then use them to conduct an English training session for community clinicians in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Interested clinicians will then implement the program in their communities and provide feedback to contextualize the program for use in English. Specifically, surveys, interviews and focus groups will be used to help fine-tune the printed content of the course (e.g. manuals), it's training materials (e.g. lectures) and processes related to REDCap data collection (e.g. surveys).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

190

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

GLA:D BackBEHAVIORAL

GLA:D Back is a 10-week program based on first-line recommendations of patient education and structured exercise taught in a group format.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have persistent low back pain of at least 1 month's duration. Exclusion Criteria: * Participating currently in a supervised exercise or rehabilitation program or enrolled in another interventional clinical trial. * Patients with nerve root involvement, suspected serious pathology, unstable trauma to the spine, aspects of pregnancy or other conditions that would prevent participation or disallow trial completion within the prescribed time period. * Persons with conditions that require a specialist consult are suspected of needing a specialist consult, or have conditions that would be aggravated or worsened if treated by the interventions in this study.

Locations (1)

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Implementation

Number of clinicians who implement the program

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Patients enrolled

Number of patients trained by each GLA:D clinician

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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