Working Well with Back Pain - Phase 2

ISRCTN	ISRCTN41520665
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN41520665
Protocol serial number	7086
Sponsor	University of Nottingham (UK)
Funder	Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK) (ref: 17891)

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Not provided at time of registration

Mrs Carol Coole
Scientific

Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing
B Floor Medical School
Queens Medical Centre
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised interventional treatment trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Changing perceptions of work ability in people with low back pain: feasibility and economic evaluation (phase 2)
Study objectives	To examine the feasibility of adding an individually targeted enhanced vocational dimension to an existing NHS rehabilitation programme for employed patients with back pain.
Ethics approval(s)	Derbyshire Research Ethics Committee approved on the 24th March 2009 (ref: 09/H0401/15)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England, Musculoskeletal; Subtopic: Not Assigned, Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics); Disease: Musculoskeletal, All Diseases
Intervention	Control: Group back pain rehabilitation programme Intervention: Group rehabilitation plus individually targeted work-focused intervention - up to 8 face-to-face treatments over a 16 week period from baseline.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Perceived work ability, measured with the Work Ability Index at baseline and at 6 months post-randomisation
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	All measured at baseline and 6 months post-randomisation: 1. Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire
Completion date	31/10/2009

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	40
Key inclusion criteria	1. Offered treatment by Nottingham Back and Pain Team 2. Employed 3. Concerned about work ability due to low back pain 4. Aged 18 years and over, male and female
Key exclusion criteria	1. Already receiving vocational rehabilitation via NHS for low back pain 2. Not fluent in English
Date of first enrolment	08/05/2009
Date of final enrolment	31/10/2009

Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing

Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/01/2013		Yes	No
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes