Low back pain education and quality of life: a randomized trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN48558333
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN48558333
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
20/06/2006
Registration date
26/07/2006
Last edited
05/03/2007
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Ali Montazeri
Scientific

P.O. Box 13185-1488
Tehran
-
Iran

Phone +98 (0) 21 6409786
Email ali@jdcord.jd.ac.ir

Study information

Study designRandomized trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesLow back education programme could improve quality of life in patients with low back pain.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from Tehran University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee in March 2003.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedLow back pain
InterventionBack School Programme: the back school programme is a four-day, five-session, multidimensional and interdisciplinary educational regime designed to assess each patient’s physical condition, personal characteristics, lifestyle and subsequent ability to cope.
Group 1: patients received medication and education with the back school programme.
Group 2: patients received the medication alone.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureThe principal outcome measure was quality of life. The mean increase in quality of life score above the baseline was used as the main outcome measure of the patients’ responses to the intervention.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/07/2003
Completion date30/09/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexFemale
Target number of participants102
Key inclusion criteria1. Women age 18 years and over
2. Suffering from chronic back pain (persisting for 90 days or more)
3. Having a telephone number for regular contact with a responsible caregiver
Key exclusion criteria1. Patients who had back surgery two years prior to the initial observation
2. If the complaint was restricted to the sacroiliac joint or the cervical or thoracic regions
3. Patients with congenital spine disease
4. Patients with a low back complaint that had persisted less than 90 days
Date of first enrolment01/07/2003
Date of final enrolment30/09/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Iran

Study participating centre

P.O. Box 13185-1488
Tehran
-
Iran

Sponsor information

Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (Iran)
Research organisation

P.O. Box 13145-1756
Tehran
-
Iran

Phone +98 (0) 21 66480804
Email info@ihsr.ac.ir
Website http://www.ihsr.ac.ir
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (Iran)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results 28/02/2007 Yes No