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Prevalence of Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors in 10-12 Year Old Schoolchildren

NCT00666419 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2019-08-28

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Summary

A large study in Mallorca, Spain showed that nonspecific low back pain is quite prevalent in adolescents 13-15 years of age (Kovacs, 2003). Since below the age of seven years hardly any child has suffered low back pain, the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of low back pain in children 10-12 years of age, and to investigate the risk factors associated with its occurrence.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Measurement, weight, and muscle strength test

10-12 year old schoolchildren will be weighed, measured for height, and tested for strength of their abdominal and paravertebral muscles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitat de les Illes Balears

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kovacs Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

  • Pere Palou, PhD · Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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