Evaluation of a Low Back Pain Patient Education Program
Patient education evaluation
Dolor de Espalda
+ Manifestaciones Neurológicas
+ Dolor
Estudio de Tratamiento
Resumen
Fecha de inicio: 1 de febrero de 1998
Fecha en la que se inscribió al primer participante.This study will develop and evaluate in a randomized trial a low back pain intervention that allows subjects to talk with each other and with health professionals via an Internet discussion group. The intervention consists of a book and a videotape and is based on interaction with other participants in the program and health professionals through a closed password protected moderated Internet discussion group. Outcome measures include health behaviors, such as exercise; health status, such as pain and disability; and health care use, such as number of visits to doctors and other health care providers. Patients will be randomized either to the treatment group and followed for 6, 12, 18, and 24 months with the intervention.
Protocolo
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan del estudio, incluyendo cómo está diseñado y qué se está evaluando.Se reclutarán 580 pacientes
Número total de participantes que el ensayo clínico espera reclutar.Estudio de Tratamiento
Elegibilidad
Los investigadores buscan pacientes que cumplan ciertos criterios, conocidos como criterios de elegibilidad: estado general de salud o tratamientos previos.Cualquier sexo
Sexo biológico de los participantes elegibles para inscribirse.A partir de 18 años
Rango de edades de los participantes que pueden unirse al estudio.Voluntarios sanos no permitidos
Indica si personas sanas, sin la condición que se estudia, pueden participar.Condiciones
Patología
Criterios
Inclusion Criteria: * Must live in the United States * Must understand and write English * Must have access to a computer with e-mail and expect to have this access for at least 3 years * Must be 18 years old * Must have seen a doctor for back pain at least once in the past year Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Back surgery in the past 6 months * Expectation of having back surgery in the next 6 months * Back pain due to a car accident or other major injury within the last 6 months * Back pain or sciatica due to systemic disease (inflammatory rheumatic diseases, tumor, or other) * Major physical or mental health condition for which one is currently being treated that severely limits daily activities * Terminal illness * Receiving disability or workers compensation insurance payments for back pain or sciatica * Presently involved in legal proceedings because of back pain or sciatica * Difficulty with bladder or bowel control that began with back pain or sciatica * No visits to a doctor in the past year for back pain or sciatica * Numbness in crotch area that began with back pain or sciatica * Age under 18
Plan de Estudio
Conoce todos los tratamientos administrados en este estudio, su descripción detallada y en qué consisten.Un solo grupo de intervención está designado en este estudio
0% de probabilidad de ser asignado al grupo placebo
Grupos de Tratamiento
Grupo I
ExperimentalCentros del Estudio
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