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Exposure-based Treatment for Avoidant Back Pain Patients

NCT01484418 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2017-09-05

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Summary

Chronic low back pain often results in psychosocial and physical disability. A subgroup of these patients shows fear of (re)injury and avoidance behaviour leading to higher disability. The purpose of this study is to determine whether exposure in vivo is more effective in the treatment of fear avoidant chronic back pain patients than psychological treatment as usual (cognitive behavioural psychotherapy).

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure in vivo

5-10 sessions based on an individualized fear hierarchy

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy

graded activity, relaxation techniques and cognitive interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Psychotherapie-Ambulanz Marburg e.V.

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Philipps University Marburg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Winfried Rief, Prof. · Philipps University Marburg, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

  • Julia A. Glombiewski, Dr. · Philipps University Marburg, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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