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Patient Education for Patients With Back Pain Referred to Physical Therapy

NCT02648373 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2016-01-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with low back pain who are scheduled to begin physical therapy but have not yet had their first appointment to better understand their beliefs and attitudes and to evaluate the effects of an educational session about low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Education

An educational video was watched based on Consumer Reports Choosing Wisely patient education supporting the recommendation that imaging is not helpful early for low back pain and the best strategy is to remain as active as possible. Key themes were discussed with a physical therapist and the patient's questions were answered.

OTHER

Control

Patients receive no additional intervention. They will begin physical therapy and receive care at the therapist's discretion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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