Treatment for Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Primary Care: a Trial on Different Health Education Booklets

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness on the disability of low back pain patients of The Back Book, The Back Guide, and a control intervention (generic recommendations on general health). Patients are divided into 3 groups:those who receive The Back Book (classic education), those who receive The Back Guide (cognitive behavioral education) and the control group). They are patients who consult a physician at the primary care consults of 14 different Health Centers in Spain. The sample size is 240 subjects.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The Back Book

A book on how to prevent back pain

BEHAVIORAL

The Back Guide

A guide for the prevention of back pain.

BEHAVIORAL

General health book

A book on general health

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Spanish Back Pain Research Network (REIDE)

  collaborator OTHER

• Kovacs Foundation

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Francisco M. Kovacs, MD, PhD · Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain

• Carmen Fernández, MD · Centro de Salut de Valldargent, Palma de Mallorca 07013, Spain

• Antonio Ruiz, MD · Centro de Salud Las Ciudades, Madrid 28903, Spain

• Carlos Isanta, MD · Centro de Salud de San José, Zaragoza 50013, Spain

• Violeta González, MD · Centro de Salud Gazteleku, Bilbao 48007, Spain

• Pablo Panero, MD · Centro de Salud de Órgiva, Órgiva, Granada 18400, Spain

• Margarita Gómez, MD · Centro de Salud Casa del Mar, Palma de Mallorca 07012, Spain

• Francisco Martínez, MD · Centro de Salud de Bembibre, Bembibre, León 24300, Spain

• Luis González, MD · Centro de Salud Serrería II, Valencia 46022, Spain

• Sergio Giménez, MD · Centro de Salud de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga 29017, Spain

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2005-10-31

Primary Completion

2012-09-30

Completion

2012-12-31

Countries

• Spain