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Effect of an Outpatient Intervention Program in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain

NCT01981798 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 121

Last updated 2013-11-13

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Summary

To investigated whether an ambulant intervention program with a behavioral therapy approach would exert a long-term effect on chronic unspecific back or neck pain. Specifically, the effect on patients with pronounced fear avoidance behavior and/or with psychosocial limitations was addressed.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain
  • Neck Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

Members of the training group received 9 units of physiotherapy and 2 units of occupational therapy, each with a duration of one hour. Every patient of the IG was trained to perform a neck or back intervention program specifically suited to his/her needs. The training was conducted in a single session by one of three experienced physiotherapists (with mean work experience of 6 years). After this training the patients completed eight group training units consisting a maximum number of 8 participants, each unit with a duration of one hour, over a maximum period of six weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Florian Wepner, Dr. · Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

  • Martin Friedrich, Prof. · Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

  • Julia Hahne, Mag. · Orthopedic Hospital Vienna Speising

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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