Relevance of the Activ'Dos App for Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

University Hospital, Brest19 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare a self rehabilitation program using ACTIV'DOS app versus using a standard sheet of paper.

This study involves patients with chronic low back pain. The purpose of this study is to compare a self-rehabilitation program using ACTIV'DOS app versus a standard sheet of paper. Disabilities are measured with a Roland-Morris questionnaire.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Disease Lumbago

Interventions

ACTIV'DOS groupOTHER

ACTIV'DOS group use ACTIV'DOS application (with smartphone) to do the self rehabilitation each day (15 minutes per day) during 6 weeks. There are 7 exercices.

Usual practiseOTHER

Control group uses a standard sheet of paper to do the self-rehabilitation (15 minutes per day) during 6 weeks. There are 7 exercises.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * chronic low back pain for more than 3 months * Aged to 18 or more * Possibility to use Activ'dos application with smartphone or tablet * Initial score of Roland Morris questionnaire \>= 4 * Fit to consent * Who has signed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Any signs of severe illness underlying to radicular and lumbar pain like red flags * Guardianship or protection of vulnerable adult * Pregnant or nursing * Refuse to participate

Locations (4)

Cabinet de kinésithérapie Natanaël AUDREN

Brest, France

Cabinet de kinésithérapie Pierre VAL

Brest, France

Cabinet de kinésithérapie Pol KEROUANTON

Brest, France

Cabinet de kinésithérapie Vincent LUCAS

Brest, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from functional impairment with Roland-Morris questionnaire at 6 weeks.

Disabilities are measured with Roland-Morris questionnaire, from Day 0 to Day 42. This questionnaire includes 24 items with 1 point per item. The score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 24 (max. disability).

Time frame: Day 0 (patient inclusion) and Day 42 (end of patient monitoring)

Secondary Outcomes

Difference of average pain during the seven last days with VAS pain

VAS pain is a scale measuring pain intensity from 0 (no pain) to 10 (extreme pain). For this outcome, the average pain during the seven last days is evaluated.

Time frame: Day 0 (patient inclusion) and Day 42 (end of patient monitoring)

Difference of worse pain during the seven last days with VAS pain

VAS pain is a scale measuring pain intensity from 0 (no pain) to 10 (extreme pain). For this outcome, the worse pain during the seven last days is evaluated.

Time frame: Day 0 (patient inclusion) and Day 42 (end of patient monitoring)

Compliance (number of sessions done over the number of recommanded sessions) of self-rehabilitation program at 6 weeks

Compliance is evaluated with a compliance table. Patients have to complete this table after each session. Investigators will report the compliance table at the end of the patient monitoring (Week 6).

Time frame: Day 42 (end of patient monitoring)

Assessment of satisfaction with Likert scale

Likert scale is a scale with 10 questions. For each question, the scale ranges from 3 (strongly agree) to -3 (strongly disagree).

Time frame: Day 42 (end of patient monitoring)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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